Background
Blackmore, George Augustus was born on January 7, 1884 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George H. and Elizabeth (Bealafeld) Blackmore.
Blackmore, George Augustus was born on January 7, 1884 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George H. and Elizabeth (Bealafeld) Blackmore.
Educational public schools, Wilkinsburg, and night study at colleges and correspondent schools.
Began as office boy, Union Switch & Signal Company, Swissvale, Pennsylvania, 1896, later stenographer general manager’s office, became chief clerk engineering department, 1900, same in New York office, 1904, assistant to Eastern manager, 1909, Eastern manager in charge New York, Atlanta and Montreal offices, 1911, general sales manager, Swissvale, 1916, Second vice president, 1917, 1st vice-president and general manager, 1922, president, 1929, chairman and president, 1940-1946. V. president and general manager Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, 1932-1936, became president, July 1936, now chairman, chief Executive officer Chairman, Duff-Norton Manufacturing Company, 1940, director Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Union Switch & Signal Company, Union Switch & Signal Construction Company A. M. Byers Company, Duff-Norton Manufacturing Company, Mellon National Bank and Trust Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Canadian Westinghouse Company, Hamilton, Canada, Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt Corporation, Flannery Bolt Company, Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company, Cardwell-Westinghouse Company, Westinghouse Brake & Signal Limited company (London).
Mason.; Clubs: Engineers, Railroad, Railroad-Machinery (New York).
Married Mary Suckling Stengle, February 16, 1935. Children (by former marriage): Thelma Phynetta (Mistress Thelma B. Neff), Helen Elizabeth (Mistress West. West. Priest), George Stewart.