William Henry Bissell was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death. He was one of the first successful Republican Party candidates, winning the election of 1856 just two years after the founding of his party. Bissell was born in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College in 1835. He moved to Monroe County, Illinois in 1837 where he taught school and practiced medicine until 1840.

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  • William Henry Bissell was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death. He was one of the first successful Republican Party candidates, winning the election of 1856 just two years after the founding of his party. Bissell was born in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College in 1835. He moved to Monroe County, Illinois in 1837 where he taught school and practiced medicine until 1840. From 1840 to 1842, Bissell was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois. He was prosecuting attorney of St. Clair County in 1844. He served in the Mexican War as colonel of the Second Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Bissell was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses and as an Independent Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1855); he was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1854. Bissell was elected governor of Illinois in 1856 and served from January 12 1857 until his death. He died in Springfield and was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery. He was the first Illinois Governor to die in office.
  • William Henry Bissell war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1857 bis 1860 der 11. Gouverneur von Illinois. Außerdem vertrat er seinen Staat zwischen 1849 und 1855 als Abgeordneter im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
  • William Henry Bissell, född 25 april 1811 i Hartwick, New York, död 18 mars 1860 i Springfield, Illinois, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var den 11:e guvernören i Illinois 1857-1860. Han avled i ämbetet. Bissell var ledamot av Illinois House of Representatives, underhuset i delstatens lagstiftande församling, 1840-1842. Han studerade juridik och inledde sin karriär som advokat i Belleville. Han deltog som överste i Mexikanska kriget och valdes därefter till som demokrat. Han var ledamot av representanthuset 1849-1855 och den tredje gången 1852 valdes han som obunden demokrat. Bissells problem med demokraterna hade att göra med hans starka abolitionistiska linje. Republikanska partiet grundades 1854 och det partiets politik motsvarade bättre Bissells syn i slaverifrågan. Hans seger i guvernörsvalet i Illinois 1856 som republikan innebar en av de första stora segrarna för det nya partiet. Hans grav finns på Oak Ridge Cemetery i Springfield, Illinois.
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  • William Henry Bissell was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death. He was one of the first successful Republican Party candidates, winning the election of 1856 just two years after the founding of his party. Bissell was born in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College in 1835. He moved to Monroe County, Illinois in 1837 where he taught school and practiced medicine until 1840.
  • William Henry Bissell war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1857 bis 1860 der 11. Gouverneur von Illinois. Außerdem vertrat er seinen Staat zwischen 1849 und 1855 als Abgeordneter im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
  • William Henry Bissell, född 25 april 1811 i Hartwick, New York, död 18 mars 1860 i Springfield, Illinois, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var den 11:e guvernören i Illinois 1857-1860. Han avled i ämbetet. Bissell var ledamot av Illinois House of Representatives, underhuset i delstatens lagstiftande församling, 1840-1842. Han studerade juridik och inledde sin karriär som advokat i Belleville. Han deltog som överste i Mexikanska kriget och valdes därefter till som demokrat.
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