Roswell Peter Bishop

Republican Representative of Michigan's 9th district

  • Representative

    Michigan, district 9

    December 4, 1905 - March 3, 1907

6

Congresses Served

6

House Terms

January 6, 1843 (77 years old)

Birthday

March 4, 1920

Death

  • American Civil War veteran
  • Lawyer
  • Served six terms in the United States House of Representatives (1895-1907)
  • Born in Sidney, New York
  • Attended Unadilla Academy, Cooperstown Seminary, and Walton Academy in Upstate New York
  • Taught school for several years before enlisting in the Civil War
  • Enlisted as a private in the 43rd Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry in 1861; discharged in 1862 due to a wound leading to the amputation of his right arm
  • Studied law at the University of Michigan from 1868 to 1872
  • Admitted to the bar in Ann Arbor in May 1875 and commenced practice in Ludington, Michigan
  • Elected prosecuting attorney of Mason County in 1876, 1878, and 1884
  • Member of the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1882 and 1892
  • Chairman of the House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics during the 57th through 59th Congresses
  • Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1906; resumed law practice afterward
  • Member of the Michigan constitutional convention in 1907
  • Appointed to the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission in December 1907
  • Moved to Hollister, California, in 1910 and engaged in fruit growing
  • Died in Pacific Grove, California, in 1920; interred at El Carmelo Cemetery
  • His former home in Ludington has been the rectory of Grace Episcopal Church since 1945