Philemon Bliss | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district | |
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | |
Preceded by | Harvey H. Johnson |
Succeeded by | Cyrus Spink |
Personal details | |
Born | Canton, Connecticut | July 28, 1813
Died | August 25, 1889 Saint Paul, Minnesota | (aged 76)
Resting place | Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri) |
Political party | Republican, Opposition |
Spouse | Martha W. Thorpe |
Children | three |
Alma mater | Hamilton College |
Philemon Bliss (July 28, 1813 – August 25, 1889) was an Ohio Congressman, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and a Missouri Supreme Court justice.