Albert Bishop Chance
Personal details
Born
Albert Bishop Chance

(1873-05-26)May 26, 1873
Centralia, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 8, 1949(1949-02-08) (aged 75)
near Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Frances Chance
​
(m. 1898)​

Albert Bishop Chance (1873–1949) was a businessman and the inventor of the first practical earth anchor.[1] He founded the A.B. Chance Company in 1907 in his hometown of Centralia, Missouri, where he would also become mayor[2] He invented the earth anchor after an ice storm knocked down his parents' company's telephone lines. He was a philanthropist to the University of Missouri, and participated in bringing the first hospital to Boone County. He was inducted into the Boone County Historical Society Hall of Fame in 2010.[3] The Albert Bishop Chance House and Gardens were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[4]

The A.B. Chance Company would be acquired by Hubbell Incorporated in 1994.[5] The Chance brand is still sold today.

References

  1. ↑ https://aarsleff.co.uk/company-news/ground-anchors-history/ Ground Anchors – The History
  2. ↑ "A.B. Chance of Centralia Dies in Florida". Moberly Monitor-Index. February 8, 1949. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Marin, Catherine (September 22, 2010). "Historical society names new hall of fame inductees". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Annabel Howard; Ruth Miller; Maryellen H. McVicker (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Albert Bishop Chance House and Gardens" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  5. ↑ https://www.hubbell.com/hubbellpowersystems/en/hps-brands/chance Chance Brand
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