Richard A. Ballinger

Richard A. Ballinger
24th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
March 6, 1909 – March 12, 1911
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byJames R. Garfield
Succeeded byWalter L. Fisher
31st Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office
January 28, 1907 – January 14, 1908
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam A. Richards
Succeeded byFred Dennett
24th Mayor of Seattle
In office
March 21, 1904 – March 19, 1906
Preceded byThomas J. Humes
Succeeded byWilliam Hickman Moore
Personal details
Born
Richard Achilles Ballinger

(1858-07-09)July 9, 1858
Boonesboro, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 1922(1922-06-06) (aged 63)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Resting placeLake View Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulia Bradley
Children2
EducationWilliams College (BA)
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Richard Achilles Ballinger (July 9, 1858 – June 6, 1922) was mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1904–1906, Commissioner of the United States General Land Office from 1907–1908 and U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1909–1911.


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