Robert M. Blakeman | |
Office: | Member of the New York State Assembly |
Constituency: | 6th Nassau district |
Term Start: | 1961 |
Term End: | December 31, 1964 |
Predecessor: | Palmer D. Farrington |
Successor: | John S. Thorp Jr. |
Constituency1: | 19th district |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1966 |
Term End1: | December 31, 1966 |
Predecessor1: | District created |
Successor1: | Herbert A. Posner |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1925 |
Birth Place: | New York City, US |
Death Place: | Valley Stream, New York, US |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | Hofstra University (BA) New York University Law School (JD) |
Robert M. Blakeman (August 9, 1925 – April 21, 2018) was an American attorney and politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1961 to 1964 and in 1966.[1]
Blakeman was married to his wife Betty Ellen Blakeman for more than 40 years until her death in 1995. They have 5 children: Karen, Linda, Cathy, Bruce, and Bradley.[2] Bradley was Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush,[3] and Bruce was elected Nassau County Executive in 2022.
He died on April 21, 2018, in Valley Stream at age 92.[4]