P. A. Ballard

P. A. Ballard
3rd Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
In office
January 1911 – April 29, 1913
GovernorLee Cruce
Preceded byMilas Lasater
Succeeded byA. L. Welch
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office
November 16, 1907 – November 16, 1908
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byC. E. Sexton
ConstituencyPayne County
Personal details
Born1863
Kentucky, US
Political partyDemocratic Party

Perry A. Ballard was an American politician who served as the 3rd Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner between 1911 and 1913.

Biography

P. A. Ballard was born in 1863 in Kentucky. He attended the Taylor Institute in Platt City, Missouri, Ellis Academy in Pittsburg, Missouri, and Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis. He was an oil inspector during the tenure of Governor Alexander M. Dockery in Missouri. He moved to Oklahoma in 1903 and was elected to the inaugural Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1907.[1] He defeated incumbent Milas Lasater in the 1910 Democratic primary and later won the general election.[2] He resigned on April 29, 1913, after being impeached by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, but before his trial in the Oklahoma Senate.[3] He was replaced by A. L. Welch.[4]

Electoral history

1910 Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic P. A. Ballard 25,755 25.4%
Democratic James W. Martin 23,214 22.9%
Democratic Milas Lasater (incumbent) 18,840 18.6%
Democratic Seth K. Corden 13,429 13.2%
Democratic J. L. Calvert 11,759 11.6%
Democratic William H. Ebey 8,233 8.1%
Turnout 101,230  
1910 Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic P. A. Ballard 116,621 49.8% −5.1%
Republican James T. Burns 93,778 40.0% −1.2%
Socialist E. S. Maple 23,761 10.1% +6.2%
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City. p. 124. Retrieved 27 February 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Impeachment Not New in Oklahoma". The Medford Patriot-Star. October 18, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Beckett, A. L. (1930). Know Your Oklahoma (PDF). Oklahoma City: Harlow Publishing Co. p. 52. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma
1910 		Succeeded by
A. L. Welch