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'''Born''': 1803

'''Died''': February 2, 1870

'''Married''': Emily Silliman (died), [[Laura%20Blagden|Laura Silliman]]

'''Children''':  Harriet Silliman Blagden Mathewson, [[Thomas%20Blagden|Thomas Blagden]], [[Augustus%20S.%20Blagden|Augustus Silliman Blagden]], [[Harry%20Blagden|Henry Harrison Blagden]]

'''Thomas Blagden '''was a lumberman.
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''Washington Evening Star'', February 3, 1870

'''Death of An Old Citizen'''

Thomas Blagden one of our oldest and most respected citizens died at Argyle, in the District, this morning in the 65th year of his age. Deceased has been during his whole life one of the most prominent business men of this city. Commencing as he did early in the lumber business on what has ever since been known as Blagden's wharf at the foot of Third street east and among other results of his prosperity is the row of magnificent residences bearing his name on Indiana avenue between Third and Four-and-a-half streets. The father of the deceased was killed by the falling of a bank at the southwest corner of the Capitol during the erection of that building on the 3d of June 1826.
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''Washington Evening Star'', February 7, 1870

'''Funeral of the Late Thomas Blagden'''

The funeral of the late Thomas Blagden took place yesterday from the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church which was crowded by the relatives and friends of the deceased. After prayer and reading appropriate passages of Scripture, Rev. Mr. Mitchell, pastor of the church and Rev. Dr. Samson spoke appropriately of the deceased. Two verses of a favorite hymn with the deceased "How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord" was sung, after which the cortege was formed under the direction of the undertakers Messrs. Harvey and Marr, and proceeded to the Congressional Cemetery where the remains were place in the family vault. The pallbearers were Admiral Lee, Jas. P. Tustin, Chief Justice Casey, Wm. B. Todd, Dr. May, Dr. Nichols, J. Caroll Brent and T.M. Hanson. The coffin was of lead in a walnut case, covered with black broadcloth, ornamented with massive silver handles, bestudded with silver-head tacks. It was lined with quilted satin, and on the lid was a silver plate bearing a record of the name and age of the deceased."