Archibald M. Bliss

Archibald Meserole Bliss
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Nicholas Muller
Succeeded by	Thomas F. Magner
Constituency	5th district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Philip S. Crooke
Succeeded by	Felix Campbell
Constituency	4th district
Personal details
Born	(1838-01-25)January 25, 1838 New York City, US
Died	March 19, 1923 (1923-03-20) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., US
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Marie E. Meserole Bliss
Profession	merchant politician

Archibald Meserole Bliss (January 25, 1838 – March 19, 1923) was an American politician who served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1875 to 1883, and from 1885 to 1889.

Biography

Bliss was born in Brooklyn, New York City and attended the common schools. He married Marie E. Meserale and they had two children.

Career

Between 1864 and 1867 Bliss was an alderman of Brooklyn and served as president of the board of aldermen in 1866. In 1867 he was unsuccessful in his candidacy for mayor, which he ran on the Republican ticket.

Bliss was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1864 and 1868. He was a delegate to the Liberal Republican National Convention in 1872, and to the Democratic National Convention of 1876, 1880, 1884, and 1888. He was a member of the board of water commissioners of Brooklyn in 1871 and 1872. From 1868 until 1878 he was the president and vice-president of the Bushwick Railroad Company. He was also a Director of the New York & Long Island Bridge Company.

Tenure in Congress

Elected as a Democrat, Bliss was a United States Representative for the Fourth District of New York in the forty-fourth Congress and was re-elected three times, serving from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1883. He did not stand in 1882 but was elected to the forty-ninth and fiftieth Congresses for the fifth district of New York and served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889. He did not run in 1888.

While in Congress Bliss served as chairman on the Committee on Pensions. From 1889 until his death, he carried on a real estate business in Washington D. C.

Death

Bliss died in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 1923. He is interred at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

External links

• United States Congress. "Archibald M. Bliss (id: B000558)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Archibald Meserole Bliss entry at The Political Graveyard

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress