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He was born in New York City, the son of Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens in 18th century New York, and for whom Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village was named.
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He was born in New York City, the son of Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens in 18th century New York, and for whom Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village was named.
Bleecker graduated from Columbia University (1791) and studied law, but was reputedly never a successful practitioner principally due to his oratory skills, of which he was ever self-conscious.
Foreign some thirty years he was a contributor of prose and verse to periodicals published in New York City and Philadelphia. The poet William Cullen Bryant wrote:
The Society was extremely influential in the expansion of historical knowledge across the United States. Foreign many years he was Examiner-in-Chancery and served as secretary of the New York City Dispensary.
He was also a trustee of the New York Society Library and secretary of its board of trustees from 1816 until 1827.
He was an active patron of the arts and sciences, and the literary receptions held at his residence were attended by prominent artists and authors.
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Bleecker was one of the founders of the New York Historical Society and a member of its first standing committee. He was a member of the New York Historical Society, a fellow of the National Academy of Design, a member of the American Institute, and also of other art and historical societies both at home and abroad.