Archibald M. Bliss

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.

Bliss was born in Brooklyn, New York City and attended the common schools.

[1] Between 1864 and 1867 Bliss was an alderman of Brooklyn and served as president of the board of aldermen in 1866.

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.

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