Date of birth: March 7, 1885
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado
Date of death: April 22, 1955.
Education: Unknown
Spouse(s): Viola Catherine Pals (m. Aug. 16, 1905)
Date of first election/apt to Denver City Council:
City Council Terms: 1935-1951
Ward/district: Unknown
Biography:
At 18 years old, Arvell Blakley started working as a meter reader for Public Service. The following year he was made foreman of the meter department. He continued working with Public Service until he joined his father at A. A. Blakely Livestock Comm. Company in 1912. He became president of the livestock company after his father’s death. Blakley was president of the Denver and Colorado Livestock Exchanges and Vice President of the National Livestock Exchange. He was President of the Denver City Council from 1937-1939.
Sources: Who’s Who in Colorado, Boulder: Colorado Press Assoc., Inc., 1938; Who’s Who for Denver and Colorado, Triennial Edition, 1940-1941-1942, Denver: Capital Publishing Co., 1940.