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William BallantineWilliam Ballantine (18121887), English serjeant-at-law, was born in London on the 3rd of January 1812, being the son of a London police-magistrate. He was educated at St Pauls School, and called to the bar in 1834. He began in early life a varied acquaintance with dramatic and literary society, and his experience, combined with his own pushing character and acute intellect, helped to obtain for him very soon a large practice, particularly in criminal cases. He became known as a formidable cross-examiner, his great rival being Serjeant Parry (18161880). The three great cases of his career were: Ballantine became a serjeant-at-law in 1856. He died at Margate on the 9th January, 1887, having previously published more than one volume of reminiscences. Serjeant Ballantines private life was decidedly Bohemian; and though he earned large sums, he died very poor. Ballantine, William Ballantine, William
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