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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 Wilcox Bliss<br/>Sara Gertrude Herman Bliss | | spouse =Matilda Wilcox Bliss<br/>Sara Gertrude Herman Bliss | ||
| parents =Christian Henry and Caroline Fowler Bliss | | parents =Christian Henry and Caroline Fowler Bliss | ||
− | | children =Edwin S. Bliss<br/>Maud Allen Bliss<br/>Walter Henry Bliss<br/>Charles Herman Bliss<br/>Herbert Bryl Bliss<br/>Bessie Leeds Bliss<br/>Carlyse Genevieve Bliss<br/> | + | | children =Edwin S. Bliss<br/>Maud Allen Bliss<br/>Walter Henry Bliss<br/>Charles Herman Bliss<br/>Herbert Bryl Bliss<br/>Bessie Leeds Bliss<br/>Carlyse Genevieve Bliss<br/>RubiLee Bliss |
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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.<ref>Information provided by E. C. Bliss, Bliss' grandson.</ref> | |
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− | Bliss married Matilda Sophia Wilcox on [[April 17]], [[1879]] in Salt Lake City. | ||
Bliss settled in Kokomo, Indiana, where he taught school and edited a local newspaper. He remarried, on [[February 20]], [[1892]], to Sara Gertrude Herman.<ref>Information provided by C. Bozeman, a descendant of C. H. Bliss.</ref> | Bliss settled in Kokomo, Indiana, where he taught school and edited a local newspaper. He remarried, on [[February 20]], [[1892]], to Sara Gertrude Herman.<ref>Information provided by C. Bozeman, a descendant of C. H. Bliss.</ref> | ||
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==In Pensacola== | ==In Pensacola== | ||
In December [[1895]],<ref>"Mayor is Dead", ''Pensacola Journal'', July 24, 1907.</reF> 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> | In December [[1895]],<ref>"Mayor is Dead", ''Pensacola Journal'', July 24, 1907.</reF> 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. | ||
− | + | Bliss died around 3 a.m. in the morning of [[July 24]], [[1907]], just more than a month after winning a second term as mayor. He had long suffered from a heart condition brought on by an earlier bout of pneumonia. The ''[[Pensacola Journal]]'' reported his death that morning: | |
− | In [[1905]], during Bliss' tenure as Mayor of Pensacola, [[W. C. Jones]] | + | {{cquote|Mayor Chas. H. Bliss, after an illness of six weeks, which had become critical in the past week, died at his home on South [[Florida Blanca Street]] at three o’clock this morning. Death was due to heart trouble, and a complication of diseases of which the mayor had long been a sufferer. The fatal collapse occurred this morning shortly before 1 o’clock. Prior to that time, he had been resting easy, and while his physicians held but little hope of his recovery, it was hoped that he would rally during the night and gain strength. With the last attack, about 1 a.m., when it became hopelessly obvious that the mayor was dying, intimate friends were telephoned, and many of them went to the home. Among them were [[Calvin C. Goodman|President Goodman]] of the City Council, [[Frank Dent Sanders|Chief Sanders]], [[Henry Horsler]], and members of the Danion Lodge No. 13, of which the deceased was a member.|20px|20px|"Mayor is Dead", ''Pensacola Journal'', July 24, 1907.}} |
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+ | Bliss was interred in [[St. John's Cemetery]]. | ||
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+ | ==Scuffle with 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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==Other images== | ==Other images== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | Image:Bliss-1907.png|Circa [[ | + | Image:Bliss-1907.png|Circa [[1907]] |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Bliss, Charles Henry]] [[Category:Democratic politicians|Bliss, Charles Henry]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Bliss, Charles Henry]] | [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Bliss, Charles Henry]] [[Category:Democratic politicians|Bliss, Charles Henry]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Bliss, Charles Henry]] |