Albert H. Blanding

Albert Hazen Blanding was an United States Army officer. Among the most distinguished military figures in Floridas history, he was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal.

Blanding was born in Lyons, Iowa, but his family moved to Florida when he was two years old. Blanding attended East Florida Seminary, now known as the University of Florida, in Gainesville, graduating in 1894. He was commissioned a captain in the Florida National Guard in 1899. At the time, he was a phosphate company executive.

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