Background
Blossom, Francis was born on October 17, 1870 in New York City. Son of Josiah B. and Grace Parish (Ludlam) Blossom.
Blossom, Francis was born on October 17, 1870 in New York City. Son of Josiah B. and Grace Parish (Ludlam) Blossom.
Educated Polytechnic Institute, New York, 1880-1887. Civil Engineer, School of Mines (Columbia), 1891.
Design and construction industrial railway equipment, and assistant engineer gas plant construction, 1891-1893. Engineer and department manager Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Company, 1892-1899. Member Sanderson & Porter, engineers, offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, since 1899.
Chairman board appointed by secretary of war to review and report on construction work War Department, 1918.
Member Construction Advisory Committee appointed by secretary of war, 1940, to recommend firms qualified for handling Army construction projects World World War World World War II Alumni trustee Columbia University, 1935-1941. Trustee New York Medical College, Flower and Fifth Avenue hospitals, New York City.
Member Sanderson & Porter, engineers, offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, since 1899. Chairman board appointed by secretary of war to review and report on construction work War Department, 1918. Member Construction Advisory Committee appointed by secretary of war, 1940, to recommend firms qualified for handling Army construction projects World World War World World War II Alumni trustee Columbia University, 1935-1941.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Elctrical Engineering, (honorary) American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Alpha Delta Phi.
Clubs: University, Columbia University, City Midday, Alpha Delta Phi, (New York).
Married Madeline Buck, February 27, 1900. Children: Dudley Buck, June (Mistress H. P. Moon).