Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2024 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Western Historical Company, Chicago - 1883 A. T. Andreas, Proprietor [page 276-277] JAMES H. BLANDY was born in Newark, Del., September 7, 1837; he came to Houghton, Lake Superior, in 1856, where he was en- gaged in merchandising four years. He then accepted the position of clerk of the Pewabic Mining Company. and served in that capa- city seven years. MR. BLANDY is a prominent share-holder in the great Calumet and Hecla Mine; he is also a quarter owner of the Lake Superior Native Copper Works. Since 1868, he has been one of the administrators of the RICHARD EDWARDS estate. He was mar- ried in New York City, April 25, 1865, to MISS ELIZA A., daughter of CAPT. RICHARD EDWARDS. MRS. BLANDY was born in Devonshire, England. They have one child, a daughter - SALLY E. ===============================================================================