Background
A. Blackburn was born on October 21, 1887, in Rawal, Gujarat, India.
A. Blackburn was born on October 21, 1887, in Rawal, Gujarat, India.
He studied at Bedford School in England.
A. Blackburn started his career in the Volunteer Corps. Service in China in 1909. In 1908 he had degrees of Barrister-at-law ad Appointed Student Interpreter, so he went to Peking (Beijing), where, since 1913, he was a pro-consul, Foochow. Since 1917 he is a local vice consul. Since 1918, he became a mixed court assessor.
He is married, and has three sons.