William Henry Bissell (1811–March1860) 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. He attended Yale University.
WilliamHenryBissell (April 25, 1811 – March 18, 1860) was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1857 until his death.
Bissell was born in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York.
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); chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses).
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