PENN BIOGRAPHIES

John Bleakley (died 1802)

University Affiliation:
  • A.B. 1780, A.M. 1783
  • Trustee 1789-1802
Biographical Summary:
  • Lawyer

 

John Bleakley was born and died in Philadelphia, attending both the Academy and the College of Philadelphia. A lawyer, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1789.

He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the University of the State of Pennsylvania in 1789, and after the union of that institution with the College of Philadelphia, he continued as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania from 1791 until his death in 1802.

 

REFERENCES:
Matriculates, Alumni Record

 

 

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