George W. Bleecker

George Washington Bleecker (January 1, 1800 – November 23, 1859) was an American teacher and politician from New York.

Life

Bleecker was born in New York City on January 1, 1800. His father, Leonard Bleecker was an American Revolutionary War veteran, a New York assemblyman, and a personal friend of George Washington. He was a direct descendent of Jan Jansen Bleecker.[1]

At the age of 20 Bleecker joined the United States Navy as a midshipman, serving for the next five years. He then worked in the publishing and book business. From 1833 to 1844, he served as principal to different private female seminaries and taught over 1,400 pupils from across the country. He then worked in the New York Custom House, first as an examiner in the Appraiser's Department then as an inspector in the Collector's Department.[1]

In 1856, Bleecker was elected supervisor of the Brooklyn Seventh Ward.[2] In 1857, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 7th District. He served in the Assembly in 1858.[1]

In 1821, Bleecker married Phebe S. Jordan. She died in 1826. He then married Ann Eliza Watson. He was a Baptist, and served as secretary of the New York Sunday School Teachers' Association.[1] He also served as a manager of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York.[3]

Bleecker died in Brooklyn on November 23, 1859.[4] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.[5]

References
  1. Murphy, William D. (1858). Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York, in 1858. Albany: J. Munsell. pp. 150–151.
  2. "City of Brooklyn - Official Canvas". Brooklyn Evening Star. Vol. XLVII (No. 4907). 28 November 1856. p. 3.
  3. "St. Nicholas". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 8 (No. 58). 9 March 1849. p. 3.
  4. "Died - Bleecker". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 18 (No. 279). 23 November 1859. p. 3.
  5. "George Washington Bleecker (1800-1859)". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
District Created		 New York State Assembly
Kings County, 7th District
1858		 Succeeded by
Franklin Tuthill
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