About William Rankin Ballard
Lived 1847 – 1929 (aged 81). William Rankin Ballard was an American businessperson.
Captain William Rankin Ballard (August 12, 1847 – February 4, 1929) was a Seattle pioneer, banker, and land developer. He was one of the founders of the city of Ballard, Washington (incorporated in 1890) which was later annexed to the growing city of Seattle, Washington in 1907. As acting manager of the Seattle National Bank in the early 1890s, he facilitated the construction of what is now known as the Interurban Building in the Pioneer Square neighborhood.
William Rankin Ballard was born to Levi Ward Ballard (founder of Auburn, Washington ) and Phoebe Anne McConnell August 12, 1847. He married Estella Thorndike on November 12, 1882 in Seattle, that operated between Seattle and Olympia to the south.
Ballard High School was named for Capt. Ballard.
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American businessman
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William Rankin Ballard was born on 12 August 1847 in Perrysburg.
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William Rankin Ballard died on 4 February 1929 in Seattle.
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William Rankin Ballard was a businessperson.
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