John Goff Ballentine

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John Goff Ballentine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byWashington C. Whitthorne
Succeeded byWashington C. Whitthorne
Personal details
BornMay 20, 1825 (1825-05-20)
Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 1915(1915-11-23) (aged 90)
Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMary Elizabeth Laird Ballentine
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Nashville
Harvard University
Profession
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankColonel
Unit7th Tennessee Cavalry
Commands2nd Mississippi Partisan Rangers
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
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John Goff Ballentine (May 20, 1825 – November 23, 1915) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district and a colonel in the Confederate army. A supporter of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Ballentine was a slave owner.

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