Background
Mills, Blake David was born on November 9, 1867 in Portuguese Blakeley, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of David and Agnes (Smith) Mills.
Mills, Blake David was born on November 9, 1867 in Portuguese Blakeley, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of David and Agnes (Smith) Mills.
Student Central High School, Seattle, 1879-1882.
Clerk general store, Portuguese Discovery, Washington, 1883-1889. Manager country store and postmaster, Clifton, Washington, 1889-1897. Joined Klondike gold rush and arrived in Dawson, Yukon Ty., 1898.
Manager Seattle Yukon Transportation Company and North.A. Transportation & Trading Company, Eagle, Alaska, 1899-1903.
Manager, owner Tanana Development Company, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1904-1906, Seattle Coal & Fuel Company, and Cascade Coal Company, Seattle, 1908-1927. President Marine State Bank, Seattle, 1926-1932.
Now managing own investments. Director National Bank Commerce, Marine Bancorporation, Marine National Company, King County Building Company (all Seattle).
Mayor of Eagle, Alaska, 1902-1903, Fairbanks, 1906.
Mason (33°), Knight of the Order of the Thistle; Club: University Commercial (Seattle).
Married Gertrude R. Reitze, July 6, 1906. Children: Eileen Elizabeth, Blake David.