Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....BALLARD, CLINTON B. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com December 11, 2007, 10:20 am Author: Beck, J. D. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE. ASSEMBLY. L. H. BANCROFT, Speaker; O. E. SHAFFER, Chief Clerk; W. S. IRVINE, Sergeant-at-Arms. The assembly consists of 100 members. They are chosen biennally and receive $500 for their services during the term. The speaker is chosen by the members and receives an additional $500 for his services as speaker. The assembly of 1909 contains 76 republicans, 19 democrats, and 5 social democrats. OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. First District. The towns of Bovina, Center, Dale, Ellington, Grand Chute and Greenville, and the city of Appleton. Population, 1900—23,102. CLINTON B. BALLARD (Rep.) was born at Appleton, Wisconsin, November 16th, 1860, and was educated in the common schools. By occupation he is a farmer and stock raiser and owns a farm just outside the limits of the city of Appleton, upon which practically all his life has been spent. Was school clerk nine years and in April, 1897, was elected chairman of the board of supervisors, having since been re-elected to this position each year. In 1908 he received the Republican nomination at the primary without opposition, and was elected, receiving 2,687 votes against 2,183 for Carl Ludwig (Dem.), and 94 for M. G. Smith (Soc. Dem.). Additional Comments: Beck, J. D. . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1909. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1909/bios/ballard989gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb