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[[Image:spensley.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Courtesy of the Spensley descendants of Col. D. E. Lyon.]]SPENSLEY, Harker Brentnal Sr. (Mineral Point, WI, Mar.7, 1875--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1946). The son of John Spensley and Mary Jane Waller, Harker Spensley was educated in Dubuque. He received his LLB from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1896. Spensley married Elsie G. Tileston, May 8, 1907, in Garvanza, California. Their children included: son Harker Brentnal Jr., daughter Anne Tileston (Mrs. W. L. Gallogly), Mary Alice (Mrs. John M. Weir Jr.), Elsie Georgette (Mrs. Frank T. Hardie). | [[Image:spensley.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Courtesy of the Spensley descendants of Col. D. E. Lyon.]]SPENSLEY, Harker Brentnal Sr. (Mineral Point, WI, Mar.7, 1875--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1946). The son of John Spensley and Mary Jane Waller, Harker Spensley was educated in Dubuque. He received his LLB from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1896. Spensley married Elsie G. Tileston, May 8, 1907, in Garvanza, California. Their children included: son Harker Brentnal Jr., daughter Anne Tileston (Mrs. W. L. Gallogly), Mary Alice (Mrs. John M. Weir Jr.), Elsie Georgette (Mrs. Frank T. Hardie). (1) | ||
[[Image:imp282.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Advertisement from 1926. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | [[Image:imp282.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Advertisement from 1926. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
From 1896 to 1910 Spensley was associated with Spensley, Bailey and Spensley Mortgages, Insurance, and Investments in Dubuque. From 1910 to 1916 the company was renamed [[SPENSLEY AND SPENSLEY]] reflecting the partnership with his younger brother, Robert W. Spensley, who died in 1940. From 1910 to 1939, Mr. Spensley also had his own business, H.B. Spensley Real Estate and Insurance. In 1939, he took his son-in-law William L. Gallogly into the firm known as [[SPENSLEY & GALLOGLY]]. His office was 524-26 [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]]. | From 1896 to 1910 Spensley was associated with Spensley, Bailey and Spensley Mortgages, Insurance, and Investments in Dubuque. From 1910 to 1916 the company was renamed [[SPENSLEY AND SPENSLEY]] reflecting the partnership with his younger brother, Robert W. Spensley, who died in 1940. From 1910 to 1939, Mr. Spensley also had his own business, H.B. Spensley Real Estate and Insurance. In 1939, he took his son-in-law William L. Gallogly into the firm known as [[SPENSLEY & GALLOGLY]]. His office was 524-26 [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]]. (2) | ||
On May 20, 1908 [[EIGHMEY, Charles H.|Charles H. EIGHMEY]], [[WOODWARD, James|James WOODWARD]], and [[SPENSLEY, Harker Brentnal, Sr.|Harker Brentnal SPENSLEY, Sr.]], the incorporators, announced the formation of the [[DUBUQUE OPERA HOUSE COMPANY]]. (3) In 1909 Harker Spensley and Robert Spensley, as agents of the Dubuque Opera House Company, purchased the [[COATES OPERA HOUSE]] from Messrs Coates, Eighmey, Spensley and Woodward. They then formed a holding syndicate with Jake Rosenthal and the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association. Renovation of what was to be the [[BIJOU THEATER]] began with an estimated $40,000 being spent on remodeling the building into a state-of-the-art vaudeville theater. (4) This resulted in the construction of New Bijou Theater which was destroyed by fire on April 7, 1910. | |||
Honorary pallbearers were [[COLLIER, James Currie|James Currie COLLIER]], George Shaffhauser, Clarence W. Richards, Michael Horning, [[WOODWARD, Fred W.|Fred W. WOODWARD]], [[KENLINE, Henry Charles|Henry Charles KENLINE]], W. Burton Wallis, [[FLUCKIGER, Albert|Albert FLUCKIGER]], [[LAWTHER, William Jr.|William LAWTHER, Jr.]] [[MULGREW, Thomas James|Thomas James MULGREW]], W. S. Merryman, Fort Dodge; [[WINALL, James Wallis|James Wallis WINALL]], Judge [[CHALMERS, John George|John George CHALMERS]], Dr. [[LANGWORTHY, Henry Glover|Henry Glover LANGWORTHY]], [[POINSETT, William B.|William B. POINSETT]], and [[KARBERG, Peter Kiesel|Peter Kiesel KARBERG]]. | From 1929 to 1933 Spensley was the president and manager of the Spensley Theater which was later renamed the [[ORPHEUM THEATER]]. (5) | ||
Honorary pallbearers were [[COLLIER, James Currie|James Currie COLLIER]], George Shaffhauser, Clarence W. Richards, Michael Horning, [[WOODWARD, Fred W.|Fred W. WOODWARD]], [[KENLINE, Henry Charles|Henry Charles KENLINE]], W. Burton Wallis, [[FLUCKIGER, Albert|Albert FLUCKIGER]], [[LAWTHER, William Jr.|William LAWTHER, Jr.]] [[MULGREW, Thomas James|Thomas James MULGREW]], W. S. Merryman, Fort Dodge; [[WINALL, James Wallis|James Wallis WINALL]], Judge [[CHALMERS, John George|John George CHALMERS]], Dr. [[LANGWORTHY, Henry Glover|Henry Glover LANGWORTHY]], [[POINSETT, William B.|William B. POINSETT]], and [[KARBERG, Peter Kiesel|Peter Kiesel KARBERG]]. (6) | |||
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"Death Claims H. B. Spensley, Prominent Retired Realty, Insurance Man Dies," ''Telegraph Herald'', Oct 24, 1946, p. 1 | 1. "Death Claims H. B. Spensley, Prominent Retired Realty, Insurance Man Dies," ''Telegraph Herald'', Oct 24, 1946, p. 1 | ||
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Revision as of 04:29, 21 January 2018
SPENSLEY, Harker Brentnal Sr. (Mineral Point, WI, Mar.7, 1875--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 23, 1946). The son of John Spensley and Mary Jane Waller, Harker Spensley was educated in Dubuque. He received his LLB from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1896. Spensley married Elsie G. Tileston, May 8, 1907, in Garvanza, California. Their children included: son Harker Brentnal Jr., daughter Anne Tileston (Mrs. W. L. Gallogly), Mary Alice (Mrs. John M. Weir Jr.), Elsie Georgette (Mrs. Frank T. Hardie). (1)
From 1896 to 1910 Spensley was associated with Spensley, Bailey and Spensley Mortgages, Insurance, and Investments in Dubuque. From 1910 to 1916 the company was renamed SPENSLEY AND SPENSLEY reflecting the partnership with his younger brother, Robert W. Spensley, who died in 1940. From 1910 to 1939, Mr. Spensley also had his own business, H.B. Spensley Real Estate and Insurance. In 1939, he took his son-in-law William L. Gallogly into the firm known as SPENSLEY & GALLOGLY. His office was 524-26 BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING. (2)
On May 20, 1908 Charles H. EIGHMEY, James WOODWARD, and Harker Brentnal SPENSLEY, Sr., the incorporators, announced the formation of the DUBUQUE OPERA HOUSE COMPANY. (3) In 1909 Harker Spensley and Robert Spensley, as agents of the Dubuque Opera House Company, purchased the COATES OPERA HOUSE from Messrs Coates, Eighmey, Spensley and Woodward. They then formed a holding syndicate with Jake Rosenthal and the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association. Renovation of what was to be the BIJOU THEATER began with an estimated $40,000 being spent on remodeling the building into a state-of-the-art vaudeville theater. (4) This resulted in the construction of New Bijou Theater which was destroyed by fire on April 7, 1910.
From 1929 to 1933 Spensley was the president and manager of the Spensley Theater which was later renamed the ORPHEUM THEATER. (5)
Honorary pallbearers were James Currie COLLIER, George Shaffhauser, Clarence W. Richards, Michael Horning, Fred W. WOODWARD, Henry Charles KENLINE, W. Burton Wallis, Albert FLUCKIGER, William LAWTHER, Jr. Thomas James MULGREW, W. S. Merryman, Fort Dodge; James Wallis WINALL, Judge John George CHALMERS, Dr. Henry Glover LANGWORTHY, William B. POINSETT, and Peter Kiesel KARBERG. (6)
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1. "Death Claims H. B. Spensley, Prominent Retired Realty, Insurance Man Dies," Telegraph Herald, Oct 24, 1946, p. 1
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4. "Death Claims..."
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
Hughes, Christa-descendant