William D. Bishop

William Darius Bishop
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byWilliam W. Welch
Succeeded byOrris S. Ferry
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1866
1871
Member of the Connecticut Senate
In office
1877-1878
Personal details
Born(1827-09-14)September 14, 1827
Bloomfield, New Jersey
DiedFebruary 4, 1904(1904-02-04) (aged 76)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJulia Ann Tomlinson Bishop
ChildrenMary Ferris Bishop, Dr. Russell T. Bishop, Gen. Henry Alfred Bishop, William D. Bishop, Jr., Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop
Alma materYale College
Occupationrailroad president, politician

William Darius Bishop (September 14, 1827 – February 4, 1904) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district from 1857 to 1859. He also was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1872, and in the Connecticut Senate from 1866 to 1874, and from 1877 to 1878. He was the president of the Naugatuck Railroad Company and the New York and New Haven Railroad Company