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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instanceOf Governor of Illinois
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
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
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Know Nothing party NERFINISHED
Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
middleName Henry NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
notableWork service as 11th Governor of Illinois
occupation physician
politician
officeEndTime 1860
officeStartTime 1857
orderInOffice 11th Governor of Illinois
positionHeld Governor of Illinois
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
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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Joel Aldrich Matteson replacedBy William Henry Bissell