- Bliss was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1864 and 1868. - (Bliss was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1864 and 1868) He was a delegate to the Liberal Republican National Convention in 1872, and to the Democratic National Convention of 1876, 1880
1884 and 1888. He was a member of the board of water commissioners of Brooklyn in 1871 and 1872. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ He was also a Director of the New York & Long Island Bridge Company.<unk>