Ballard, Henry
lawyer, lecturer, orator, politician, was born April 20, 1839, in Tinmouth, Vt. In 1861 he graduated from the university of Vermont; and from the Albany Law school in 1863. He served one year in the civil war in the fifth Vermont volunteer infantry. He has been city attorney of Burlington, Vt.; and states attorney of his county. In 1888-89 he was a member of the Vermont house of representatives, and a member of the state senate in 1878-79. He was the delegate from Vermont to the republican national convention in 1884; and assistant secretary of the national republican convention in 1888. He has filled many positions of honor; was one of the charter members of the Vermont Commandery of the Loyal Legion, and judge advocate of G. A. R. for Vermont.