The Board of Supervisors of Kings County was the legislative body governing Kings County, New York. Taxes, bonds, and other county related laws were passed by the Board of Supervisors so long as the laws did not conflict with state or federal laws. A board member was elected from each ward in Kings County and an elected supervisor-at-large presided over the board. The supervisor-at-large had the power to veto the resolutions of the board. The minutes of meetings for the Board of Supervisors of Kings County were published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle .
George W. Bleecker was a member of the New York State Assembly, Kings County 7th District, in 1858. He also served as representative of the 7th Ward on the Board of Supervisors of Kings County in 1857.
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- The Political Graveyard. "Index to Politicians: Blea to Blewster." http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html (accessed July 16, 2010).
- "Seventh District Assembly Nomination."
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 3, 1857, 2.
- Jenks, Almet F. "County and Municipal Government." In
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1892.
From the guide to the Board of Supervisors of Kings County collection, 1835-1857, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
