Husband Wayne Whiting Bleakley 1 2 3
Born: 31 Oct 1891 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 2
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Father: Orrin Dubbs Bleakley (1854-1927) 4 5 6
Mother: Harriet Elizabeth "Hattie" Richardson ( -1938) 1 4
Marriage: 29 Oct 1913 - ? Venango Co, PA 2
• Residence: : Franklin, Venango Co, PA.
Wife Margaret C. Amberson 1 2 3
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Father: Jerome L. Amberson ( - ) 2
Mother: Laura M. Vincent ( - ) 2
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1 M Wayne Whiting Bleakley, Jr. 1 2 3
Born: 3 Jan or 29 Jan 1915 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 1 3
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2 F Harriet Richardson Bleakley 2
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General Notes: Husband - Wayne Whiting Bleakley
He was a banker in Franklin, Pennsylvania, throughout his career and became the vice-president of the Franklin Trust Company, established by his father. During the First World War he served in the National Army, holding a commission as first lieutenant.
His education was in the public schools and Yale University, though the call of business life took him from the University before graduation to engage in what might be called his ancestral occupation of banking.
With the entrance of the United States into the first World War, Mr. Bleakley enlisted in the Federal service and rose to the rank of captain in aviation. He was frequently employed by the War Department in large business transactions connected with the aviation service and on occasion given command over officers of much higher rank. After the war Mr. Bleakley was occupied in business life. He was president of the First National Bank of Franklin until that institution was incorporated with the Franklin Trust Company, and then became a vice-president of that organization, of which his father was president and his older brother, Rollin Richardson Bleakley, was also a vice-president. He was also president of the company which published the "News-Herald," one of the most widely circulated daily papers of western Pennsylvania.
In politics Mr. Bleakley was a Republican and, although never seeking public office, was prominent in the affairs of his party. He was a Mason, an Odd Fellow, a member of the Royal Arcanum and of the Protected Home Circle. He was also a member of the Franklin and Wanango clubs, and of the Lake Arthur Club of Louisiana, a nationally known sportsmen's organization.
Mr. Bleakley lived in Franklin, his residence, grouped with those of his father and of his brother, being one of the residential landmarks of the city. Physically, Mr. Bleakley was a typical athlete, tall and powerfully built, a dominating figure in any group. He was widely known as a sportsman and interested in everything pertaining to outdoor life.
General Notes: Wife - Margaret C. Amberson
from Franklin, Venango Co, PA