Robert Roberts Bishop (March 13, 1834 – October 7, 1910) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,[2] as a member, and President of, the Massachusetts Senate and as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.[1] Bishop was also the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee in the 1882 election for governor of Massachusetts.[1]
Robert Roberts Bishop | |
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| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court[1] | |
| In office March 7, 1888[1] – October 7, 1910[1] | |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1880[1]–1882[1] | |
| Preceded by | John B. D. Cogswell |
| Succeeded by | George Glover Crocker |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1878[1]–1882[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1874[2]–1874[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1834[2] Medfield, Massachusetts[2] |
| Died | October 7, 1910 (aged 76) Newton Center, Massachusetts[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Helen Bullard, m. December 23, 1857[1] |
| Children | Robert Roberts Bishop, Jr.; Elias Bullard Bishop; Joseph Torrey Bishop |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy,[2] Harvard Law School, 1857[2] |
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- ^ a b c d e f Andover theological seminary. Alumni Association (1910), Necrology, Andover, Ma: Andover Theological Seminary. Alumni Association, p. 316