Albert Blakeney

Albert Alexander Blakeney (September 28, 1850 – October 15, 1924) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland from 1901 to 1903 and from 1921 to 1923.

Albert Blakeney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	William Benjamin Baker
Succeeded by	J. Frederick C. Talbott
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	Carville D. Benson
Succeeded by	Millard Tydings
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1850 Riderwood, Maryland
Died	October 15, 1924 (aged 74) Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Republican

Blakeney was born in Riderwood, Maryland. He learned the business of cotton manufacturing and established the large cotton-duck mills located in Franklinville, Maryland. Blakeney served as commissioner of Baltimore County, Maryland, from 1895 to 1899.

In 1900, Blakeney was elected as a Republican to Congress, serving one full term from March 4, 1901, to March 3, 1903. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed his former business activities in Franklinville, but was again elected to Congress in 1920, serving another term from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1922, and died in Baltimore, Maryland, two years later. He is interred in the Baltimore Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Albert Blakeney (id: B000535)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.