Retirement
In the early 1880s, Ballantine retired from the Law in order to write and travel, publishing several volumes of reminiscences. His interest in the theatre and journalism made him a familiar sight around London. Although he was recognised as an incisive cross-examiner, Ballantine was not regarded by his peers as being 'a model legal mind.' The Law Times, in his obituary, stated that Ballantine "left behind him scarcely any lesson, even in his own poor biography, which the rising generation could profitably learn."
He died at Margate aged 75 years. Ballantine’s private life was considered Bohemian; and though he earned large sums, he died poor.
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