Francis Bloodgood was born on June 12,1775,in Albany,the son of James and Lydia Van Valkenburgh Bloodgood. His great-grandfather was Francis Bloetgoet of Flushing,Long Island. His father was a merchant who was involved in the West Indian trade.[1] He studied law at Yale University.[1] His uncle was Elisha Jenkins,who was three times Secretary of State of New York,and was mayor of Albany from 1816 to 1819.[citation needed]
Bloodgood established a law firm in Albany in the State Hall on State Street.[3] He became Director and President of the State Bank and President of the Albany Insurance Company.[1] He was a trustee of the Albany Presbyterian Church. Bloodgood married Elizabeth Cobham in 1792. In 1800 his household had seven family members and four slaves. From 1797 to 1825 he was clerk of the New York Supreme Court.[3]
Politics
Bloodgood was involved in a street brawl in April 1807 over a political dispute.[3] After Elisha Jenkins had passed a resolution questioning Solomon Van Rensselaer's honesty,the two men came to blows.[citation needed] Witnesses said that Bloodgood then struck Van Rensselaer on the head with a large cane.[4] He later paid damages to Solomon Van Rensselaer for injuries received in the brawl.[3]
Bloodgood's first wife died on November 13,1818,aged fifty,and was buried in the Presbyterian burial ground.[2] He may have then married Caroline Whistler. In December 1830 he was elected mayor of Albany.[3] Francis Bloodgood entered office in 1831 and paid all the debts of those in debtors' prison on the occasion of his swearing in.[5] A City Hall was erected on Eagle Street,between Maiden Lane and Pine Street,the location of the current City Hall,made of marble and capped by a gilded dome. John Townsend returned as mayor in 1832.[6] In 1833 Francis Bloodgood became mayor for the second time.[7]
Death
Francis Bloodgood died on March 5,1840,aged 71. He was also buried in the Presbyterian burial ground.[2] At the time of his death he was married to Anna Shoemaker (born March 27,1777),from a Philadelphia Quaker family,the widow of Robert Morris Jr.[8] His wife lived on until March 5,1865,when she died in Philadelphia. His son was Major William Bloodgood [1801-1874],father of Captain Edward Bloodgood (38th US Infantry),who reportedly died at Fort Larned,Kansas on July 31,1867.[1][9] In fact this report was in error-Edward Bloodgood was a Brevet Lt Col/Captain 38th US Infantry Regiment In command of Fort Seldon,New Mexico in 1868 [10] and died in 1914.[11]
Notes and references
Notes
↑ The Bi-centennial History of Albany (1886) gives his birthdate as 12 June 1775.[1] The 1852 Annals of Albany says his gravestone gave an age of 71, implying birth around 1769.[2]
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