US Congressman. He studied at the University of Bonn in Germany, and upon returning to the United States engaged in banking and oil industry pursuits. In 1883 he founded the Franklin Trust Company and became its president. Bleakley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress but served just under a month (March 4 to April 3, 1917) before his resignation. He then returned to banking in Franklin, Pennsylvania.
US Congressman. He studied at the University of Bonn in Germany, and upon returning to the United States engaged in banking and oil industry pursuits. In 1883 he founded the Franklin Trust Company and became its president. Bleakley was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress but served just under a month (March 4 to April 3, 1917) before his resignation. He then returned to banking in Franklin, Pennsylvania.
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