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Source: The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908

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The Biography of Albert E. BLAIN 

[Surnames: AYERMAN, BLAIN, JUMP] 

BLAIN, ALBERT E. 

    
Mr. Blain is a product of the agricultural regions of Fulton County. He was born Dec. 22, 1863. His family is an early one, having been established during his youth by his father, James K. Blain, who was born in New Jersey, and by occupation was a farmer and machinist. His mother's name was Elizabeth Ayerman. The elder Blain was a soldier in the Union during the Civil War, and prior to settling on his present farm in Deerfield Twp., he plied his trade of machinist in Canton for forty years. 
    
Mr. Blain's parents moved to Canton when the son was 3 years old. Albert E. learned the machinist's trade of his father and was instructed in the duties of a progressive farmer. His education was obtained in the Canton public schools, and after graduating he returned to the farm for a brief period. 
    
For eighteen years he worked in the Parlin and Orendorff shops, but in 1898 he was appointed Chief of Police of Canton. In 1904 he engaged in the hotel and restaurant business in which he has been successfully occupied. He has been connected with Republican politics for many years. His record as Chief of Police is defined as the effort of an honest, resourceful and public-spirited official in the effort to rid the city of undesirable characters, and establish respect for law and order, during his four years of service. 
    
In 1892 he was a candidate for sheriff of Fulton Co., and was the choice of the party for that office in the election of 1906. He married on July 1, 1890 to Miss Effie Jump, a native daughter of Macon County, IL. They have one son, James G. 
    
Fraternally he is a member of B.P.O.E., K. of P., Red Men, and Eagles.