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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). Real estate and insurance agent, director, Spensley Theater. 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).
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[[Image:imp282.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Advertisement from 1926. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
[[Image:spensley.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Courtesy of the Spensley descendants of Col. D. E. Lyon.]]
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 named Spensley and Spensley. He was a partner with his younger brother, Robert W. Spensley, who died in 1940. From 1910 to 1939, Mr Spensley had his own business at the H.B. Spensley real estate and insurance, and he was also president of the Spensley theater, which he operated until 1933. In 1939, he took his son-in-law William L Gallogly into the firm known as Spensley and Gallogly Insurance and Real Estate. His office was 524-26 [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]].  
[[Image:1234.png|left|thumb|350px| 430 Alpine. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 2000]]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 1929 to 1933 Spensley was the president and manager of the Spensley Theater. This building was later renamed the [[ORPHEUM THEATER]] and later the [[FIVE FLAGS THEATER]].
[[Image:imp282.jpg|right|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 which was renamed [[SPENSLEY & GALLOGLY]]. (2)


Honorary pallbearers were J. C. Collier, George Shaffhauser, Clarence W. Richards, Michael Horning, [[WOODWARD, Fred W.|Fred W. WOODWARD]], [[KENLINE, Henry Charles|Henry Charles KENLINE]], W. Burton Wallis, Albert Fluckinger, [[LAWTHER, William Jr.|William LAWTHER, Jr.]] [[MULGREW, Thomas James|Thomas James MULGREW]], W. S. Merryman, Fort Dodge; J. Wallis Winall, Judge [[CHALMERS, John George|John George CHALMERS]], Dr. [[LANGWORTHY, Henry Glover|Henry Glover LANGWORTHY]], [[POINSETT, William B.|William B. POINSETT]], and P. K. Karberg.vSurvivors were his wife, the former Elsie Tileston, whom he married in 1907; three daughters, Mrs William L. (Anne) Gallogly, Mrs John M (Mary Alice) Weir Jr, and Mrs Frank T. (Georgette) Hardie, all of Dubuque; one son Harker B. Spensley Jr of Denver, Colo. One sister Maria R Spensley, of Dubuque and 12 grandchildren.
On May 20, 1908 [[EIGHMEY, Charles H.|Charles H. EIGHMEY]], [[WOODWARD, James|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 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.


[[Image:hbspensley.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Advertising thermometer. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]  
From 1910 through 1934, Spensley managed the [[ORPHEUM]] and added the title of  president in 1929 when it was renamed the [[SPENSLEY 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)
 
[[Image:hbspensley.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Advertising thermometer. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]  


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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
 
2. "Articles of Incorporation of the Dubuque Opera House Company," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', May 20, 1908, p. 10
 
3. "Bijou Theatre Lies a Heap of Smoking Ashes," ''The Telegraph-Herald'', April 8, 1910, p. 3
 
4. "Death Claims..."
 
5. Ibid.
 
6. Ibid.


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Photo courtesy: Courtesy of the Spensley descendants of Col. D. E. Lyon.
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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)

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 which was renamed SPENSLEY & GALLOGLY. (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 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 1910 through 1934, Spensley managed the ORPHEUM and added the title of president in 1929 when it was renamed the SPENSLEY 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

2. "Articles of Incorporation of the Dubuque Opera House Company," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, May 20, 1908, p. 10

3. "Bijou Theatre Lies a Heap of Smoking Ashes," The Telegraph-Herald, April 8, 1910, p. 3

4. "Death Claims..."

5. Ibid.

6. Ibid.

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