About Horatio Ballard
Lived 1803 – 1879 (aged 75–76). Horatio Ballard was an American politician and lawyer.
Horatio Ballard (August 1803 – October 8, 1879) was an American lawyer and politician who was New York Secretary of State from January 1, 1862 to December 31, 1863.
Life He was born in Homer, New York in 1803 and educated in the Pompey and Cortland Academies. He studied law with Judge Stephens of Cortland and Freeborn G. Jewett of Skaneateles. He was elected Secretary of State of New York in 1861.
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American politician
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Horatio Ballard was born in 1803 in Homer.
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Horatio Ballard died on 8 October 1879.
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Horatio Ballard was a politician and lawyer.
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