Background
Bleakley, William Francis was born on November 11, 1883 in Verplanck, Cortlandt, New York, United States. Son of Angelo and Mary A. (Drennan) Bleakley.
Bleakley, William Francis was born on November 11, 1883 in Verplanck, Cortlandt, New York, United States. Son of Angelo and Mary A. (Drennan) Bleakley.
Bachelor of Laws, Cornell Univercity, 1904.
Admitted to New York bar, 1905. City judge of Yonkers, New York, 1918-1922. County judge, 1922-1928.
Judge New York Supreme Court, 1928-1936.
Resigned to run for government on the Republican ticket. Defeated and returned to private practice.
Member firm Bleakley, Platt, Schmidt, Hart & Fritz. Member board of directors of Companion Life Insurance Company, county executive Westchester County, 1939-1941.
Appointed counsel Joint Legislative Committee of State of New York on Reapportionment.
Moreland Commissioner (appointed by Governor Lehman, re-appointed by Governor Dewey) to investigate administration of Workmen’s Compensation Law. Vice-president Constitutional Convention, 1938. President Cornell Law Association.
Member of New York State Bar Association (Vice-President and president judicial section). Clubs: Golf, Cornell University (New York).
Married Anna South. Martin, June 28, 1911. Children: William Francis, James Robert, Margaret Mary.