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	William Darius Bishop (1827-1904) — also known as William D. Bishop — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., September 14, 1827. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858, 1902; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1859-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1860; member of Connecticut state senate 10th District, 1866, 1877-78; president, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, 1867-79; president, Naugatuck Railroad, 1855-67, 1885-1903; director, Bridgeport Steamboat Company; lawyer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1871. Died, of chronic endocarditis, in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., February 4, 1904 (age 76 years, 143 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Bishop (1798-1849) and Mary (Ferris) Bishop; married 1850 to Julia Ann Tomlinson (sister of Russell Tomlinson); father of Henry Alfred Bishop (1860-?) and Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop.   Political family: Bishop-Tomlinson family of Bridgeport, Connecticut.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
	Russell Tomlinson — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 10th District, 1879-80. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Brother of Julia Ann Tomlinson (who married William Darius Bishop); uncle of Henry Alfred Bishop (1860-?) and Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop.   Political family: Bishop-Tomlinson family of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
	Henry Alfred Bishop (b. 1860) — also known as Henry A. Bishop — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., December 4, 1860. Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of several railroads; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1888 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1912 (alternate); candidate for secretary of state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power Co., and Reed Carpet Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co., Pacific Iron Works, Connecticut National Bank, and Consolidated Telephone Co.; director, Westchester Street Railway Co., Western Union Telegraph Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Psi Upsilon; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Darius Bishop and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop; brother of Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop (1865-1920); married, February 6, 1883, to Jessie Alvord Trubee; nephew of Russell Tomlinson.   Political family: Bishop-Tomlinson family of Bridgeport, Connecticut.   Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
	Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop (1865-1920) — also known as Nathaniel W. Bishop — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in 1865. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1916; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Despondent due to a lengthy illness, he stabbed himself in the chest, and died soon afterward at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., April 4, 1920 (age about 54 years). Interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.   Relatives: Son of William Darius Bishop (1827-1904) and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop; brother of Henry Alfred Bishop; married to Annie Warner; nephew of Russell Tomlinson.   Political family: Bishop-Tomlinson family of Bridgeport, Connecticut.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial