The Blankenburgs of Philadelphia
By: by one of them, Lucretia L. Blankenburg
Publisher: The John C. Winston company
Published: 1929
Place of publication: Philadelphia; Chicago [etc.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Description: Rudolph Blankenburg was born 16 February 1843 in Detmold, Germany. His parents were Louis Blankenburg and Sophie Goede. He emigrated in 1865 and settled in Philadelphia. He married Lucretia Longshore, daughter of Thomas E. Longshore and Hannah Myers, 18 April 1867. They had three daughters. He was the mayor of Philadelphia between 1911 and 1914. He died 17 April 1918.
Table of contents: title: The biography of Rudolph Blankenburg.; title: The autobiography of Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg.; title: Letters and speeches.; title: Delicatessen [poems].; title: Postscript.