(Encyclopedia) Ballard, J. G. (James Graham Ballard)Ballard, J. G.bălˈərd [key], 1930–2009, English writer, mainly of dystopian science fiction. Born to English parents in Shanghai, he was torn from…
(Encyclopedia) Ballard, Robert DuaneBallard, Robert Duanebălˈərd [key], 1942–, American marine geologist, b. Wichita, Kans.; Ph.D. Univ. of Rhode Island, 1974. From 1969 to 1997 he was associated…
(Encyclopedia) Dole, Sanford Ballard, 1844–1926, Hawaiian statesman, b. Honolulu, of American missionary parents. After education in the United States he returned to Hawaii and became prominent in…
Hank BallardAge: 75 rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter whose racy lyrics were often banned from radio in the 1950s. Ballard wrote the song “The Twist,” which Chubby Checker made famous in…
SMITH Ballard , a Representative from Virginia; born in Hanover County, Va., birth date unknown;
served as lieutenant in the Army during the Revolutionary War; member of the State house of…
Kentucky Ballard County, Kentucky People QuickFactsBallard CountyKentuckyPopulation, 2005 estimate 8,2774,173,405Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -0.1%3.2%Population,…
MORTON Rogers Clark Ballard , a Representative from Maryland; born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September 19, 1914; attended the public schools and Woodberry
Forest School, Orange, Va.; A…
PRESTON William Ballard , a Representative from Virginia; born in Smithfield, Va., November 25, 1805;
graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va., 1824; studied law and graduated…
FULKERSON Frank Ballard , a Representative from Missouri;
born near Edinburg, Grundy County, Mo., March 5, 1866;
moved with his parents to a farm near Higginsville, Lafayette County, Mo.;…
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