The Biographical Dictionary of America/Ballou, Latimer Whipple

BALLOU, Latimer Whipple, representative, was born in Cumberland, R.I., March 1, 1812; son of Levi and Hepsa (Metcalf ) Ballou; grandson of Levi and Comfort (Thompson) Ballou, and a descendant of Mathurin Bellews, Providence, R.I., 1646. He learned the printing business at the University Press, Cambridge, Mass., and helped to establish the Cambridge Press in 1835, where he remained until 1842, when he engaged in mercantile pursuits at Woonsocket. R. I. He was cashier of the Woonsocket Falls bank and treasurer of the Woonsocket institute for savings, 1850-’99. He was presidential elector in 1860; a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1872, and a Republican representative from the 2d Rhode Island district in the 44th, 45th and 46th congresses, 1875-'81. He was treasurer and president of Dean academy, Franklin, Mass. He died May 9, 1900.