William Henry Bissell
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William Henry Bissell was an American politician who served as the 11th governor of Illinois and was the first Republican elected to that office.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Henry Bissell canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Governor of Illinois
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1811-04-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hartford, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Ridge Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | paralysis ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1860-03-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Geneva Medical College
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia Medical College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | Illinois gubernatorial election, 1856 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bissell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolderOfOfficeFromParty | first Republican Governor of Illinois GENERATED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the first Republican elected Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Know Nothing party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| middleName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as 11th Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1860 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1857 ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 11th Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Illinois
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Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | Joel Aldrich Matteson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession | doctor ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
Illinois's 2nd congressional district
NERFINISHED
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Illinois's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signature | Signature of William Henry Bissell.svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Emily Susan Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | John Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsRepresentative | 1855 ⓘ |
| termStartAsRepresentative | 1849 ⓘ |
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