Obituaries of Captain B G BLOWNEY

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Copyright 1999 Janice Buchanan


Name of Deceased:  Benjamin G BLOWNEY
Name of Newspapers:  Unknown Waukegan newspapers
                    Vol VII, No 108 


Obituaries:

CAPT. BLOWNEY SUCCUMBS

FINALLY GIVES WAY TO HIS 5TH PARALYTIC STROKE.
WAS PROMINENT OFFICE HOLDER IN CITY

Former Treasurer, Collector and Supervisor --- Was a 
Gallant Soldier and Breveted Major at Close of War.

Former City Treasurer, Capt. B. G. Blowney succumbed 
last evening at 4:45 o'clock to a series of paralytic 
strokes which have extended over a period of six years, 
the last one having occurred last Tuesday or just a 
week previous to his death.
Since the last stroke, the aged man had been unconscious
and his death had been expected for some days.
Capt. Blowney was one of the best known residents of 
the city, having lived here since 1855.  He was an 
office holder of some greater part of the time, hence 
his general acquaintance.  For one term, city treasurer,
for several terms, supervisor of Waukegan and as city 
collector, he was more or less before the public most 
of his residence in the city and he was a man generally
well liked by all who knew him.

Stricken-Six Years Ago.

It was while he was city treasurer six years ago that he
suffered the first stroke of paralysis and since that time 
he sustained four other strokes,  For a long time he had 
been very weak and last Tuesday he was taken with the last
and fatal stroke which rendered him unconscious and he never
regained his sense or recognized his family.


A Brave Soldier.

B. G. Blowney was born in Naas, Ireland, Jan. 6th, 1834, and came to Mexico in 1849.  In 1855 he moved to Waukegan and it was since his home.<BR>
When the war broke out he was made second lieutenant, his promotion to captaincy coming July 20th, 1864.  When the war closed he was breveted major on his discharge on account of valiant service for his country, having taken part in many important battles and showing himself a soldier of great bravery.<BR>
Capt. Blowney is survived by several children all of whom are well known in the city.  They are as follows:  H. E., Chicago, Walter S., Benjamin C.,  Mrs John Demorest, Waukegan.  Walter S. is assistant secretary of the Chicago Board of Trade.<BR>
Funeral from his late residence.

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