Wilson S. Bissell | |
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Chancellor of the University of Buffalo | |
In office 1902–1903 | |
Preceded by | James O. Putnam |
Succeeded by | Charles Phelps Norton |
36th United States Postmaster General | |
In office March 6, 1893 – March 1, 1895 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | John Wanamaker |
Succeeded by | William Lyne Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilson Shannon Bissell December 31, 1847 New London, New York, U.S. (now Rome) |
Died | October 6, 1903 Buffalo, New York, U.S. | (aged 55)
Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Louise Fowler Sturges
(m. 1890–1903) |
Relations | Arthur D. Bissell (brother) |
Children | 1 |
Education | Yale University (BA) |
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Wilson Shannon Bissell (December 31, 1847 – October 6, 1903) was an American politician from New York and considered one of the foremost Democratic leaders of Western New York.[1]