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| date_of_death =[[July 24]], [[1907]] | | date_of_death =[[July 24]], [[1907]] | ||
| place_of_death =Pensacola | | place_of_death =Pensacola | ||
− | | occupation = | + | | occupation =Politician, publisher |
| religion = | | religion = | ||
− | | spouse =Matilda | + | | spouse =Matilda Willcox Bliss<ref>[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2166715&id=I127973760 RootsWeb]</ref><br/>Gertrude Herman Bliss |
| parents =Christian Henry and Caroline Fowler Bliss | | parents =Christian Henry and Caroline Fowler Bliss | ||
− | | children = | + | | children =Five children |
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}} | }} | ||
'''Charles Henry Bliss''' was [[Mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1905]] to [[1907]]. He was also a publisher of a [[Bliss magazines|quarterly magazine]] called at various times ''Bliss' Magazine'', ''The Bliss Magazine'', and ''Bliss' Quarterly''. | '''Charles Henry Bliss''' was [[Mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1905]] to [[1907]]. He was also a publisher of a [[Bliss magazines|quarterly magazine]] called at various times ''Bliss' Magazine'', ''The Bliss Magazine'', and ''Bliss' Quarterly''. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
− | + | Bliss married Matilda Sophia Wilcox on [[April 17]], [[1879]] in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bliss, a member of the Mormon Church, was called to a mission in the southern states. Upon returning to Utah, he attended the University of Utah, and there became disillusioned with Mormonism. Bliss and his wife, who remained a devout follower, later divorced, and Bliss returned to his home state of Indiana. | |
− | + | Bliss settled in Kokomo, Indiana, where he taught school and edited a local newspaper. He remarried, to Gertrude Herman.<ref>Information provided by E. C. Bliss, Bliss' grandson.</ref> | |
− | + | ==In Pensacola== | |
+ | In [[1895]], Bliss and his second wife moved to Pensacola. Bliss worked as a reporter and newspaper editor, also publishing the [[Bliss magazines]]. He later was engaged in the concrete business, as well as in the design and manufacture of metallic [[Wikipedia:Launch (boat)|launches]].<ref>[http://brokert10.fcla.edu/DLData/WF/WF00000029/file30.pdf ''Bliss' Magazine'', January 1899, p.90]</ref> | ||
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Bliss was elected [[Mayor of Pensacola]] in [[1905]], and was re-elected to a second term shortly before his death in [[1907]]. | Bliss was elected [[Mayor of Pensacola]] in [[1905]], and was re-elected to a second term shortly before his death in [[1907]]. | ||
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According to a political ad which Bliss ran in the ''[[Pensacola Journal]]'' on May 1, 1907, he accomplished much during his mayoral administration. Bliss claimed to have done much to beautify and improve the City's streets, parks, and other public works: | According to a political ad which Bliss ran in the ''[[Pensacola Journal]]'' on May 1, 1907, he accomplished much during his mayoral administration. Bliss claimed to have done much to beautify and improve the City's streets, parks, and other public works: | ||
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:*He has given his personal attention to all public works and has insisted upon all work being performed honestly and faithfully. | :*He has given his personal attention to all public works and has insisted upon all work being performed honestly and faithfully. | ||
− | + | ==Scuffle with W. C. Jones== | |
− | In [[1905]], during Bliss' tenure as Mayor of Pensacola, [[W. C. Jones]] | + | In [[1905]], during Bliss' tenure as Mayor of Pensacola, a former city clerk named [[W. C. Jones]] accused Bliss of being corrupt and physically accosted him. |
A Georgia newspaper published an account of the altercation: | A Georgia newspaper published an account of the altercation: | ||
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Shortly afterwards, Jones went to the police station to surrender himself when he again met Mayor Bliss and the war of words continued. Jones stated that the mayor was crooked and he knew it from the manner in which he had acted. Receiving some reply, the secretary dealt the mayor a blow on the jaw, which felled him. The police interfered and arrested Jones.|20px|20px|''Schley County (Georgia) News'', [[September 6]], [[1905]].}} | Shortly afterwards, Jones went to the police station to surrender himself when he again met Mayor Bliss and the war of words continued. Jones stated that the mayor was crooked and he knew it from the manner in which he had acted. Receiving some reply, the secretary dealt the mayor a blow on the jaw, which felled him. The police interfered and arrested Jones.|20px|20px|''Schley County (Georgia) News'', [[September 6]], [[1905]].}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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− | [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Bliss, Charles | + | {{bio-stub}} |
+ | [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Bliss, Charles H.]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Bliss, Charles H.]] |