John Ballard (Jesuit)

John Ballard
Died(1586-09-20)September 20, 1586
Cause of deathHanged, drawn and quartered
OccupationPriest
Known forConspiring against Elizabeth I in the Babington Plot
Criminal chargesTreason

John Ballard (died 20 September 1586) was an English priest executed for being involved in an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Babington Plot.