Henry
Walker
Bishop
Born in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Bishop
and Ruth (Bartlett) Bishop
Husband of
Sara Taintor (Bulkley) Bishop
— married
14 Oct 1822 in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2017
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Biography
Henry is person 872 in DJB. He grad. Williams College, 1817; studied law in Lenox; opened law office in Richmond 1821 ; appointed Register of Probate for Berks. Co., 1826, resigning after 25 yrs. to accept seat upon Bench of the Court of Common Pleas; 1850 Democratic candidate for Governor; member of Constitutional Convention 1849; represented district in Mass. legislature 1860; appointed trustee for Williams Coll., 1847-1870; rec'd degree of LL. D. from this coll.; Jeffersonian Democrat in pols.
Daughters not yet profiled here, preceded by their DJB person numbers:
1527 Lucy, b. Mar. 5, 1826; m. John Nicholas Pike; d. Mar. 10, 1848.
1529 Elizabeth, m. Joseph Tucker; d. Feb. 9, 1880.
Sources
- Descendants of John Bishop of Guilford, CT, by William Cone and George Root, published 1951 by John Guy Bishop, Nyack, NY, 277 pp. Referred to as DJB.
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- Richard Bishop
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #553305
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