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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticBreen, Lynne
Title, AnalyticSpotlight on Past Members: Philadelphia Mayor Blankenburg Remembered for Civil Service Reform, Transit Improvements
Journal TitleNeuer Pennsylvanischer Staatsbote
Date of PublicationFall 2023
Location in Work1, ill.
MKI AnnotationRudolph Blankenburg was born in 1843 in Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia, and came to the United States in 1865. After a successful business career, Blankenburg became mayor of Philadephia in 1911. He died in 1918.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsBlankenburg, Rudolph, 1843-1918/ German Americans -- Pennsylvania