Born in Madison, New York, Blossom was long identified with the Mississippi and Missouri River interests and later with the insurance interests of St. Louis. In the fall of 1839 he came to St. Louis and found employment with the Virginia Hotel. He was employed there for three years until setting out for St. Paul, Minnesota. Going by way of Galena, Illinois, the center of lead mining operations at the time, he saw and embraced the opportunity to become a participant in this field. Purchasing an interest in the steamer "Monona," he turned his attention to river business exclusively and was continuously engaged in it until 1858. During the sixteen years of his connection with the river traffic of both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, he owned interests in the steamers "Monona," "Archer." "El Paso," "Polar Star" and "Hiawatha." It was during his connection with the business that steamboating yielded the richest returns to those engaged in it. In 1858 he quit the river and became secretary of the Globe Mutual Insurance Company of St. Louis, in its day one of the strongest and most popular insurance corporations in the United States. He retired from business in 1862.
Born in Madison, New York, Blossom was long identified with the Mississippi and Missouri River interests and later with the insurance interests of St. Louis. In the fall of 1839 he came to St. Louis and found employment with the Virginia Hotel. He was employed there for three years until setting out for St. Paul, Minnesota. Going by way of Galena, Illinois, the center of lead mining operations at the time, he saw and embraced the opportunity to become a participant in this field. Purchasing an interest in the steamer "Monona," he turned his attention to river business exclusively and was continuously engaged in it until 1858. During the sixteen years of his connection with the river traffic of both the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, he owned interests in the steamers "Monona," "Archer." "El Paso," "Polar Star" and "Hiawatha." It was during his connection with the business that steamboating yielded the richest returns to those engaged in it. In 1858 he quit the river and became secretary of the Globe Mutual Insurance Company of St. Louis, in its day one of the strongest and most popular insurance corporations in the United States. He retired from business in 1862.
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