Latimer Whipple Ballou (March 1, 1812 – May 9, 1900) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Latimer Whipple Ballou was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island on March 1, 1812.

He moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1828 and learned the art of printing at the University Press.

He was instrumental in establishing the Cambridge Press in 1835 and continued in the printing business until 1842, when he moved to Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

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