Samuel Ballard , had also served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Kentucky from the period of 1919 until the year of 1923 , serving under Governor Edwin P. Morrow.
Samuel served as the VP of the Louisville National Banking Company and served as VP for the United States Trust Company.
Samuel was a member of the Non-Partisan National Industrial Commission , serving as Chairman of the National Commission on the cost of Living and Domestic Economy of the Council of National Defense & was appointed our Nation's National Food Administrator.
Samuel was a leader in securing child welfare and labor legislation within the state of Kentucky. He was a leading pioneer in Agricultural Education.
Samuel was a collector of antiquities and had a deep love and passion for Egyptology. This love and passion was so profound it led him to purchase a 3rd Period Intermediate Mummy from the World Fair in St. Louis , Missouri in the year of 1904. Samuel was one of the first men in the nation to actually own a mummy and had it put on display at the Louisville Free Public Library. The mummy is currently on display at the Louisville Science Center.
Samuel's wife was , Sunshine Harris , and the couple were wed on January the 25th , 1883. Together they had 4 children. Sadly however , only 1 of their children would survive into adulthood. Their daughter , Mary , would marry David Morton , a prominent Physician & Businessman. David Morton would eventually serve as the President of the Ballard & Ballard CO.
Samuel Ballard , had also served as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Kentucky from the period of 1919 until the year of 1923 , serving under Governor Edwin P. Morrow.
Samuel served as the VP of the Louisville National Banking Company and served as VP for the United States Trust Company.
Samuel was a member of the Non-Partisan National Industrial Commission , serving as Chairman of the National Commission on the cost of Living and Domestic Economy of the Council of National Defense & was appointed our Nation's National Food Administrator.
Samuel was a leader in securing child welfare and labor legislation within the state of Kentucky. He was a leading pioneer in Agricultural Education.
Samuel was a collector of antiquities and had a deep love and passion for Egyptology. This love and passion was so profound it led him to purchase a 3rd Period Intermediate Mummy from the World Fair in St. Louis , Missouri in the year of 1904. Samuel was one of the first men in the nation to actually own a mummy and had it put on display at the Louisville Free Public Library. The mummy is currently on display at the Louisville Science Center.
Samuel's wife was , Sunshine Harris , and the couple were wed on January the 25th , 1883. Together they had 4 children. Sadly however , only 1 of their children would survive into adulthood. Their daughter , Mary , would marry David Morton , a prominent Physician & Businessman. David Morton would eventually serve as the President of the Ballard & Ballard CO.
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