Merrill Mason Blackburn

Background

Blackburn, Merrill Mason was born on January 7, 1876 in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. Son of William and Cynthia Abbie (Converse) Blackburn.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Grinnell (Iowa) College, 1901. Bachelor of Laws, Master of Patent Law, Georgetown University, 1914. Special course in patent law, George Washington University, 1914-1915.

Career

High school teacher and principal, 1901-1906. Computer Coast and Geodetic Survey, Wasington 1906-1908. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois.

Examiner United States Patent Office, 1908-1919.

Associate Parkinson & Lane, Chicago, 1919-1924. Head of own office in Davenport, Iowa, since 1924.

Patent law counsel for many corporations.

Achievements

• Merrill Mason Blackburn has been listed as a reputable patent lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American, Iowa State, Scott County (Iowa) bar associations, American Patent Law Association. Clubs: Rotary (Davenport, Iowa).

Connections

Married Charlotte Emma Shedd, June 18, 1904. Children: Arthur Duncan (deceased), Margaret Spence (deceased), William Converse Cynthia Elizabeth (deceased).

Father:

William Blackburn

Mother:

Cynthia Abbie (Converse) Blackburn

Spouse:

Charlotte Emma Shedd

child:

Margaret Spence Blackburn (deceased)

child:

William Converse Cynthia Elizabeth Blackburn (deceased)

child:

Arthur Duncan Blackburn (deceased)