Abel Bliss, Jr. (August 8, 1853 – April 18, 1936) was an American engineer and businessman.
Bliss was born in New Lenox, Illinois on August 8, 1853, the sixth of seven children. He attended high school at Englewood, and afterward was a student of engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was married, on February 21, 1877, to Nettie Lynk.[1] He gave up engineering partway through his degree, due to circumstances that required him to take charge of the family farm, where he grew wealthy through his agricultural business and real estate investments. In June 1874, the University granted him a partial certificate in civil engineering. His business ventures included agriculture and real estate, and by 1929, he was a partner in the land development and oil production company of Bliss & Wetherbee.[2]
Bliss died in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 18, 1936 at the age of 82.[3]