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William Pitt Ballinger

William Pitt Ballinger, American lawyer and politician (died 1888)

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Born
September 25, 1825
Died
January 20, 1888
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1825

About William Pitt Ballinger

William Pitt Ballinger was an American lawyer and statesman in Texas. He had a significant impact on the development of Texas realty and railroad law. He originally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. Following the war, he was instrumental in the reconstruction in Texas, the emancipation of black slaves, and the industrial development of the South. William Pitt Ballinger (September 25, 1825 – January 20, 1888) was an American lawyer and statesman in Texas. Ballinger's early education was informal. In 1840, Ballinger was invited to attend a recently opened Jesuit school in Bardstown, Kentucky, St. Ballinger left his native state for Galveston, Texas, in 1843 in an attempt to improve his health.

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William Pitt Ballinger timeline

  1. William Pitt Ballinger (September 25, 1825 – January 20, 1888) was an American lawyer and statesman in Texas.
  2. In 1840, Ballinger was invited to attend a recently opened Jesuit school in Bardstown, Kentucky, St.
  3. Ballinger left his native state for Galveston, Texas, in 1843 in an attempt to improve his health.

The world when William Pitt Ballinger was born

William Pitt Ballinger was born in 1825. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineErie Canal opens — transforms US commerce
  • Technology milestoneFirst public railway (Stockton & Darlington, England)
  • World population~1.05B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
  • U.S. population11.0M

1825 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in William Pitt Ballinger's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18252026
Population11.0M341 million

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