Wilson S. Bissell

Wilson S. Bissell
Chancellor of the University of Buffalo
In office
1902–1903
Preceded byJames O. Putnam
Succeeded byCharles Phelps Norton
36th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 6, 1893 – March 1, 1895
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byJohn Wanamaker
Succeeded byWilliam Lyne Wilson
Personal details
Born
Wilson Shannon Bissell

(1847-12-31)December 31, 1847
New London, New York, U.S. (now Rome)
DiedOctober 6, 1903(1903-10-06) (aged 55)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, New York
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Louise Fowler Sturges
(m. 1890⁠–⁠1903)
RelationsArthur D. Bissell (brother)
Children1
EducationYale 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]

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