Henry Vaughan Blaxter

Background

Blaxter, Henry Vaughan was born on June 29, 1882 in Derby, England. Son of George Henry and Mary Louisa (Bishop) Blaxter.

Education

Came to the United States, 1885, naturalized, 1904. Student Saint Pauls School, Concord. New Hampshire (U.S.), 1898-1901; Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1905.

Bachelor of Laws, University of Pittsburgh.

Career

Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1907. Partner in firm Lazear & Blaxter until 1917. Member Blaxter & O’Neill, 1926-1936, Blaxter, O’Neill & Houston since 1936.

Chairman of the Board Mackintosh-Hemphill Company.

Member board of directors Bareco Oil Company, Pittsburgh Business Properties. Incorporated., Pittsburgh Hotels, Incorporated., Union National Bank of Pittsburgh, Universal-Cyclops Steel Corporation.

Achievements

• Henry Vaughan Blaxter has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as chairman sub-commission on lower courts of justice of Pittsburgh Civic Association, 1913. Trustee Vice-President, Children’s Hospital (Pittsburgh). Member American, Pennsylvania State and Allegheny bar associations

Clubs: Harvard-Yale-Princeton, Duquesne, Oakmont Country Pittsburgh Golf, Fox Chapel Golf (Pittsburgh).

Connections

Married Isabell Sloan Kennedy, December 16, 1908 (died July 3, 1944). Children: Henry Vaughan, Dorothy Bonbright (Mistress Richard H. Reiber), George Harold.