William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-Law mb-code AAED004159 he had amassed a personal

he had amassed a personal fortune of about $100 million

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William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-Law mb-code AAED004159 he had amassed a personalWilliam Ballantine, Serjeant at Law, 1882. Ballantine (1812 1887) became a Serjeant at Law in 1856. He enjoyed a reputation as a formidable cross examiner of witnesses in court and was involved in some of the most celebrated cases of the day, commanding very high fees. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed