. Leslie's history of the greater New York . k. BEEK:\IAX, GEBABDUS, son ot Willichnus Beekman and Catli-ei-ina De Boog, was born in New AmsterdaTu, studied medicine, andsettled at Flatbush, Kings County. Here he became a deacon. Colonel of the ililitia, and Justice of tliePeace. He was one of Leislers sup-porters, to whom lie administeredthe oath of oftice, afterward sittingin his Council. He was one of thosetried and condemned to death, two ofwhich, Leisler and Milborne, wereactually e.\ecu1e(l. ()ffei-ed his lib-erty if he would apidogize for su]i-porting Leisler, Beekman order o
. Leslie's history of the greater New York . k. BEEK:\IAX, GEBABDUS, son ot Willichnus Beekman and Catli-ei-ina De Boog, was born in New AmsterdaTu, studied medicine, andsettled at Flatbush, Kings County. Here he became a deacon. Colonel of the ililitia, and Justice of tliePeace. He was one of Leislers sup-porters, to whom lie administeredthe oath of oftice, afterward sittingin his Council. He was one of thosetried and condemned to death, two ofwhich, Leisler and Milborne, wereactually e.\ecu1e(l. ()ffei-ed his lib-erty if he would apidogize for su]i-porting Leisler, Beekman order of the King he was subse-quently pardoned. He served ascommissioner to press tlie claims ofthe Mohegan Indians against Con-necticui. He was a raember of theCouncils of Governors Coriibury andIngoldsby, and Avas President of tiieCouncil and Acting Governor ofNew York, from A]iril 10, to JuneU, 171(1, lietween the removal of Ingoldsby and the ari-ival of <b)ver-nor Hunter. He was also ;i memlxu- of Hunters Council. He diedin November, COLONEL GER.^RDUS , 52 HISTORY OF THE GREATER XEW YORK. BKEKMAX, JAMES WILLIAM, was a moraber of tlie New YorkAssembly for oue year, wliile, iu 1850, be was elected to tbe Seuate,servinjj,- two terms. He effected important clianiies in the tax laws,and was Cliairnian of the Senate Committee wbicli rejiorted the billcreating Central l*aik. lie served on the New York Board of Ednca-tion, was a trustee of Columbia College, and was a trustee of Green-wood Cemetery. He was a])pointed on a committee by New Yorkcitizens, Thurldw Weed and Erastns Corning being the other mem-bers, to solicit President I>iichanan to guarantee protection for asteamer i)rovisi(ined by private enterinise to relieve Iort Snmter jnstprior to the Civil \Yar. He was Presideiir of the Womans Hospital, Vice-rresident (d the New York Hos-](ital, and a trustee of tlie New YorkDispensary. He was one of the fonnd-ers of the St. Nicholas Cln1>. and itsfirst Pres
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