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BALLARD, Smith Sabin

Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical 
Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other 
States. Dodge. Burlington, Ullery, 1912, p 108

Smith Sabin BALLARD, Montpelier [Washington County, Vermont], insurance, was 
born 13 April 1861 at Georgia [Franklin County, Vermont], son of Henry and 
Juda Harrington (BROOKS) BALLARD. Educated at St. Albans High School. In 
1880 entered the employ of Central Vermont Railroad at St. Albans [Franklin 
County]; in 1884 was transferred to Montpelier as assistant station agent; in 
1889 was appointed agent at Barre [Washington County] for the Montpelier and 
Wells River Railroad, being the first agent to be employed the new road; 
retired to take up the insurance business; opened an office in Barre; was 
general agent for National Life Insurance Company of Montpelier, as well as 
several fire insurance companies; in 1898 sold out the fire insurance 
business, and opened an agency in Montpelier for the National Life Company; 
since 1889 has conducted also a general steamship ticket business. Is a 
Republican; elected Mayor of Montpelier 1911. An Episcopalian.

Past potentate of Mt. Sinai Temple, Nobles of Mystic Shrine; member of 
Granite Lodge No. 26, Royal Arch Masons, both of Barre; Montpelier Council 
No. 4, Royal & Select Masons; St. Aldemar Commandery No. 11, Knights Templar; 
deputy master of Gamaliel Washburn Lodge of Perfection, fourteen degrees; 
sovereign prince of Mt. Calvary Council, Princes of Jerusalem, sixteen 
degrees; member Delta Chapter of Rose Croix, eighteen degrees; Vermont 
Consistory, Scottish Rite, thirty-two degrees; Vincitia Lodge, Knights of 
Pythias; Soudah Temple, Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan, Barre; 
Montpelier Lodge No. 924, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks; Vermont Lodge 
No. 2, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Montpelier; treasurer and secretary 
of the Automobile Club of Vermont.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly