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in 1883. After two years of managing the mining and smelting operations of a company, he turned his attention to mine investment and cattle ranching, becoming one of the most prominent merchants in the region. In 1889, he was selected to represent
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in July of that year, but he withdrew from the election in order to fuse the
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Ballantine did not stand for reelection in 1898, but was again elected as the state senator for Blaine County in 1900 and 1902. He served as
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Alturas County. He retired from that body in 1894, having received the Populist nomination for governor. He came in second in
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for three years, received a gunshot wound to the thigh, and was captured at and held captive for two months following the
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in April 1861. After the 9th regiment mustered out in May 1864, he enlisted in the
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consolidated power in the industry, Ballantine followed the gold rush out of the
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in 1901 for a term of two years. In 1906, he was a delegate to the
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1642:"Returns of the Election Held in Alturas County Nov. 8th, 1892"
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1588:"Delegates to the Irrigation Congress From Many States"
1275:. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1899. pp. 413–414.
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441:Ballantine was born on February 15, 1839, in
1310:"Delegates to the Constitutional Convention"
1272:An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho
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1381:Idaho Secretary of State (2023).
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451:9th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
1624:"J. W. Ballantine Dies Suddenly"
1510:"Idaho Democrats Indorse Hearst"
1456:"Patrie Rejects Filings of Pops"
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1474:"Colonel Ballantine Loses"
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1734:"Results of the Election"
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1606:"News From Idaho Towns"
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1738:Idaho Daily Statesman
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1462:. September 30, 1900.
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1328:"Again Fail to Elect"
1292:"James W. Ballantine"
557:president pro tempore
494:Pennsylvania oil rush
461:. He served with the
205:Serving with
1801:Idaho state senators
1740:. November 15, 1902.
1684:The Ketchum Keystone
1648:. November 17, 1892.
1612:. December 14, 1906.
1556:The Silver Messenger
1537:. November 15, 1906.
1402:"Fusion a Certainty"
1228:James W. Ballantine
1112:Populist-Democratic
1032:James W. Ballantine
1027:Populist-Democratic
947:James W. Ballantine
942:Populist-Democratic
842:James W. Ballantine
817:William J. McConnell
675:James W. Ballantine
531:William J. McConnell
1816:Union Army soldiers
1704:. November 9, 1900.
1686:. November 7, 1896.
1370:. January 29, 1897.
1352:. January 22, 1897.
1346:"Two Ballots Taken"
1334:. January 21, 1897.
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20:James W. Ballantine
1680:"Election Returns"
1630:. January 6, 1907.
1570:"Asylum Directors"
1558:. October 9, 1906.
1444:. August 29, 1900.
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