Richard M. Bishop
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Richard Bishop also known as Richard M. Bishop and Papa Richard, was an American
politician from the U.S. state
of Ohio
. Bishop served as the 34th Governor of Ohio.
, and received business training in his home state. He came to Cincinnati, Ohio
in 1848, and had a wholesale grocery business on the Public Landing as Bishop and Wells and later R. M. Bishop and Company. In 1857 he became councilman, and 1858, president of the Council. He was Mayor from 1859 to 1861, and declined re-nomination.
While Bishop was mayor, the Prince of Wales
accepted his invitation to visit the city, and, despite being a Democrat, Bishop made the address of welcome to President Lincoln
as he passed through on the way to his inauguration. He presided over the great Union meeting held the first year of the war.
From 1859 to 1869, Bishop was President of the Ohio Missionary State Society, and he also served as President of the General Christian Missionary Convention. He was also a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1873. He was a mover in promoting the Cincinnati Southern Railway.
In 1877, the Democrats nominated Bishop for Governor, and he defeated Republican William H. West
and three other candidates with a plurality, but not majority of the votes. Bishop served a single two year term as Governor, and was not re-nominated by his party. A Democratic writer summed up his administration thusly:
Bishop died at Jacksonville, Florida
March 2, 1893.
United States
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politician from the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Bishop served as the 34th Governor of Ohio.
Biography
Richard Moore Bishop was born in Fleming County, KentuckyFleming County, Kentucky
Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1798. As of 2000, the population was 13,792. Its county seat is Flemingsburg. The county is named for Colonel John Fleming. It's a prohibition or dry county...
, and received business training in his home state. He came to Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
in 1848, and had a wholesale grocery business on the Public Landing as Bishop and Wells and later R. M. Bishop and Company. In 1857 he became councilman, and 1858, president of the Council. He was Mayor from 1859 to 1861, and declined re-nomination.
While Bishop was mayor, the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
accepted his invitation to visit the city, and, despite being a Democrat, Bishop made the address of welcome to President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
as he passed through on the way to his inauguration. He presided over the great Union meeting held the first year of the war.
From 1859 to 1869, Bishop was President of the Ohio Missionary State Society, and he also served as President of the General Christian Missionary Convention. He was also a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1873. He was a mover in promoting the Cincinnati Southern Railway.
In 1877, the Democrats nominated Bishop for Governor, and he defeated Republican William H. West
William H. West
William H. West was a Republican Party politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who served as Ohio Attorney General from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Ohio Supreme Court from February 1872 to 1873. His failing eyesight and powerful oration led to the title Blind Man Eloquent.-Biography:William H...
and three other candidates with a plurality, but not majority of the votes. Bishop served a single two year term as Governor, and was not re-nominated by his party. A Democratic writer summed up his administration thusly:
Bishop died at Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
March 2, 1893.