- Title:
- Indianapolis illustrated
- Author:
- Bicknell, Ernest Percy, 1862-1935.
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BICKNELL, ERNEST PERCY: 1862-1935.
Ernest Percy Bicknell was born near Vincennes, Ind., on Feb. 23, 1862, the son of Eli P. and Charlotte A. Ford Bicknell. He received the A.B. degree in 1887 and the LL.D. degree in 1925 from Indiana University. He married Grace Vawter in 1891 and they had three children. Bicknell engaged in newspaper work in Indianapolis, 1887-93, and was secretary of the Indiana State Board of Charities, 1893-98. He was general superintendent of the Chicago Bureau of Charities, 1898-1908, and was national director and director general for Civilian Relief of the American National Red Cross, 1908-17. He was appointed commissioner of the Red Cross to France, 1917; Belgium and the Balkan States, 1918; and Europe, 1921. He became vice chairman of foreign operations in 1923. Bicknell continued to represent the national and international Red Cross in various capacities until his death on Sept. 29, 1935, and was decorated by the governments of twelve countries.
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Indianapolis, 1893.
- Publication Year:
- 1893
- Source:
- Indianapolis: Baker-Randolph Litho. and Eng. Co, 1893. 216 p. : incl. illus., plates. col. front., col. plates. ; 31 cm.
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Indianapolis Illustrated
byErnest Percy Bicknell
Indianapolis: Baker-Randolph
Litho. and
Eng. Co., 1893.
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