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 History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Massachusetts

BISHOP, Phanuel

(1739—1812)


BISHOP, Phanuel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Rehoboth, Mass., September 3, 1739; attended the common schools; was an innkeeper; served in the State senate 1787-1791; member of the State house of representatives in 1792, 1793, 1797, and 1798; elected as a Republican to the Sixth through Ninth Congresses (March 4, 1799-March 3, 1807); died in Rehoboth, Mass., January 6, 1812; interment in Old Cemetery, Rumford, East Providence, R.I.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

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