Background
Ballard, Addison was born on October 18, 1822 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Pamelia (Bennett) Ballard.
Ballard, Addison was born on October 18, 1822 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Pamelia (Bennett) Ballard.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams, 1842 (Doctor of Divinity, 1867).
Father of Harland Hoge B. Principal Hopkins Academy, Hadley, Massachusetts, 1842-1843. Tutor Williams, 1843-1844. Teacher Grand Rapids, 1845-1846.
Ordained Congressional ministry, 1846.
Professor Latin, 1848-1852, mathematics, 1852-1854, Ohio U. Professor rhetoric, Williams, 1854-1855.
Professor mathematics, natural philosophy and astronomy, Marietta College, 1855-1857. Pastor Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1857-1865, Detroit, 1866-1872. Professor Christian Greek and Latin, 1874-1879. moral philosophy and rhetoric, 1879-1893, Lafayette College.
Professor logic.
New York University, 1893-1904. Author: Popular Amusements, 1869. Arrows, or Teaching a Fine Art, 1875.
From Talk to Text, 1904.
Through the Sieve, 1906-1907. From Text to Talk, 1910.
Home: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Married Julia Perkins Pratt, August 7, 1851.