William M. Ballard Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: William F. (Bill) Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu Surname: BALLARD Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1151 WILLIAM M. BALLARD, superintendent of the fire alarm system, also inspector of wires, poles and lights for the city of Portsmouth, appointed by the council, has served in his present position for the last fifteen years. He was born in New Brunswick, September 29, 1862, son of Robert and Ann (Carl) Ballard, the father being a lumber dealer. His parents, who never came to the States, had three children--Michael, William M. and Charles. William M. Ballard was educated in the common schools of New Bruns- wick. He then took up electrical work with the Western Union Telegraph Company and was with them six years. Afterwards he entered the service of the Boston & Maine Railroad, in the electrical department, and is still employed by them. He has been a resident of Portsmouth for the last thirty years and is a widely known and respected citizen. Mr. Ballard married Miss Margaret Falvey, a native of Portsmouth and daughter of Jeremiah and Ann (McCarthy) Falvey. He and his wife are the parents of a son and daughter--Robert J. and Margaret G., whose record in brief is as fol- lows: Robert J. Ballard was educated in the public schools of Portsmouth, and at the Catholic University of America, at Washington, D. C., where he took a four years' course in electricity. To gain further experience he traveled for several years, subsequently establishing himself in business in Portsmouth as electrical contractor and dealer in electrical supplies. He married Lena Lakin and they have one daughter, Margaret Lucile. Mar- garet G. Ballard was educated in the public schools, and graduated in 1913 from the high school, in 1912-1913 taking a post-graduate course and is now engaged in the study of languages at Smith's College, Northampton, Mass. Mr. William M. Ballard is a republican in politics. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Foresters, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He and his family are affiliated with the Catholic church. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USgenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.