Albert Blakeney

Albert Blakeney

Albert Alexander Blakeney (born September 28, 1850 in Riderwood , Baltimore County , Maryland , †  October 15, 1924 in Baltimore , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1901 and 1903 and again from 1921 to 1923 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Blakeney attended private schools and then worked in cotton processing. He later ran a cotton mill in Franklinville . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1895 and 1899 he was a commissioner in Baltimore County. In the congressional elections of 1900 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded William Benjamin Baker on March 4, 1901 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1902, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1903 .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Blakeney resumed his previous activities. In the elections of 1920 he was re-elected to Congress in the second district of his state, where he replaced Carville Benson on March 4, 1921 . Since he was not confirmed in 1922, he could only serve one more term in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1923. Albert Blakeney died on October 15, 1924 in Baltimore, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Albert Blakeney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert Blakeney in the database of Find a Grave (English)