About Murray R. Ballou
Lived 1840 – 1914 (aged 73–74). Murray R. Ballou was a businessperson.
Murray Roberts Ballou (July 21, 1840 – April 28, 1914) was an American financier who led the Boston Stock Exchange from 1870 to 1900.
Early life Ballou was born on July 21, 1840, in Boston. He was the son of publisher Maturin Murray Ballou and grandson of clergyman Hosea Ballou. They had four children (Maturin Howland Ballou, Elise Murray Ballou, Franklin Burgess Ballou, and Mabel Ballou). Their eldest son, Maturin Howland Ballou, died on May 15, 1898. Lucretia Ballou died on July 27, 1899.
Career In 1865, Ballou founded a stock brokerage with classmate Benjamin Crowninshield Mifflin.
In 1888 the office of president was made an honorary position and Ballou was elected to the newly created position of chairman. He continued to preside over the exchange until his retirement in 1900.
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Murray R. Ballou was born in 1840.
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