Episode 7: George Loughman
George Loughman was mayor of South Bend from 1884-1888, and while he was mayor, he was also freight agent with the railroad, foreman of a fire station, President of the South Bend Building and Loan, and an insurance dealer. His tenure watched over the professionalization of city’s police and firefighters, a historic visit from presidential candidate James Blaine, a violent strike that almost drove Oliver from the city, and the death of Schuyler Colfax.
Part of Series 1: Dawn of the City of South Bend
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00:35 Racist affronts and attacks toward South Bend’s only Chinese citizen
04:06 Brief biography of George Loughman
08:37 City cuts funding to firefighters in 1883
11:14 Political upset in the 1884 election
14:15 Presidential candidate James Blaine visits South Bend!
18:27 Strike at the Oliver Factory turns violent
20:43 Death of Schuyler Colfax
23:04 Mayor Loughman scrambles to keep the Oliver business in South Bend
26:13 City’s first streetcar system opens!
29:18 Construction begins on Tippecanoe Place
31:28 Oil derricks go up amidst South Bend’s gas craze
32:20 Mayor Loughman’s legacy and death
A Bend in Time is presented by The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana and hosted by Aaron Helman.
