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| 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/>Ruby Lee 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''.
==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>
Wrote a book about Pensacola around 1904 entitled: "Pensacola harbor, beautiful views and pertinent facts regarding the deep water city of the Gulf of Mexico, Pensacola navy yards, Pensacola shipping and Pensacola fortifications"
===Mayoral tenure===
Bliss was elected [[Mayor of Pensacola]] in [[1905]], and was re-elected to a second term shortly before his death in [[1907]].
Although Bliss was elected in 1905 on the "White Democratic" ticket (a faction of the Democratic party which advocated [[Wikipedia:White supremacy|white supremacy]]), he notably took a stand in vetoing Pensacola's 1905 [[Wikipedia:Jim Crow laws|"Jim Crow"]] ordinance, which provided for segregation on Pensacola's [[Pensacola streetcar system|streetcars]], calling the ordinance unconstitutional. The veto was overridden by a unanimous vote of the City Council.<ref>"The Mayor's Veto of Jim Crow Law", ''Pensacola Journal'', September 28, 1905.</ref>
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:
==Other images==
<gallery>
Image:Bliss-1907.png|Circa [[19071905]]
</gallery>
==Electoral history==
===[[Mayor of Pensacola]], [[1907]] (Democratic primary)===
''This election was held [[May 2]], [[1907]].''
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Charles Henry Bliss'''
|'''797'''
|'''51.3%'''
|-
|[[Walker Ingraham]]
|757
|48.7%
|}
===[[Mayor of Pensacola]], [[1905]] (General election)===
''This election was held [[June 6]], [[1905]].''
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Charles Henry Bliss'''
|'''1,229'''
|'''58.1%'''
|-
|[[Cheever L. Shine|C. L. Shine]]
|801
|37.9%
|-
|[[Rix M. Robinson]]
|68
|0.3%
|-
|[[C. H. Wells]]
|17
|0.08%
|}
===[[Mayor of Pensacola]], [[1905]] (Democratic primary)===
''This election was held [[April 4]], [[1905]].''
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Charles Henry Bliss'''
|'''526'''
|'''57.2%'''
|-
|[[Frank Reilly]]
|393
|42.8%
|}
==References==