Bellamy, George Albert (1872-1960)

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George Albert Bellamy to Jane Addams, March 8, 1912

George Albert Bellamy to Jane Addams, February 5, 1913

George Albert Bellamy to Albert Joseph Kennedy, January 13, 1925

Robert Archey Woods to Jane Addams, September 6, 1923

Jane Addams to Albert Joseph Kennedy, January 23, 1925

Barnett Memorial Fellowship Supporter List, February 14, 1925

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Birth Date

1872-09-29

Death Date

1960-07-08

Birthplace

Cascade, Michigan

Biographical Text

George Albert Bellamy was the founder of the Hiram House in Cleveland, OH. Bellamy found a passion for settlement work after studying at Hiram College. He served on the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce's Public Bath House Committee in 1901, and Committee on the Housing Problem in 1903. Bellamy often spoke on behalf of the National Playground Association. After World War I, his views changed and became increasingly conservative. Bellamy retired from Hiram House in 1946, dying in 1960.

Bellamy married Marie Laura Parker in 1898, she later died in 1909. He married Clara Horn in 1912. He had four children: Laura, Alice, Ester, and Betty.

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Charity Worker

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Piper, Robert

Davies, Ali

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Good faith effort was made; if you have information, please contact JAPP.

Gender

Male

First appears

1912

Bibliography and Links

1900 United States Federal Census

Bellamy, George Albert -The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

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“Bellamy, George Albert (1872-1960),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/4263.