Albert Bishop Chance

Albert Bishop Chance
Personal details
Born	Albert Bishop Chance (1873-05-26)May 26, 1873 Centralia, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 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