John Goff Ballentine | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Washington C. Whitthorne |
Succeeded by | Washington Whitthorne |
Personal details | |
Born | May 20, 1825 Pulaski, Tennessee, US |
Died | November 23, 1915 Pulaski, Tennessee, US | (aged 90)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Laird Ballentine |
Children | Sallie Leverette Ballentine John Goff Ballentine Adelaide Ballentine Margaret Palmer Ballentine |
Alma mater | University of Nashville Harvard University |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment |
Commands | 2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
John Goff Ballentine (May 20, 1825 – November 23, 1915) was an American slave owner,[1] politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district and a colonel in the Confederate army.