Richard A. Ballinger

Richard A. Ballinger
24th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office March 6, 1909 – March 12, 1911
President	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	James R. Garfield
Succeeded by	Walter L. Fisher
31st Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office January 28, 1907 – January 14, 1908
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	William A. Richards
Succeeded by	Fred Dennett
24th Mayor of Seattle
In office March 21, 1904 – March 19, 1906
Preceded by	Thomas J. Humes
Succeeded by	William Hickman Moore
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Born	Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-07-09)July 9, 1858 Boonesboro, Iowa, U.S.
Died	June 6, 1922(1922-06-06) (aged 63) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Resting place	Lake View Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Julia Bradley
Children	2
Education	Williams 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.