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C. W. Bishop
Bishop in 1951

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Kent E. Keller
Succeeded by	Kenneth J. Gray
Constituency	25th district (1941–1949) 26th district (1949–1953) 25th district (1953–1955)

Personal details
Born	Cecil William Bishop (1890-06-29)June 29, 1890 West Vienna, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 21, 1971(1971-09-21) (aged 81) Marion, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery, Carterville, Illinois
Political party	Republican

Cecil William Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois for seven terms, from 1941 to 1955.

Biography

Bishop was born on a farm near West Vienna, Illinois. After attending the public schools and Union Academy in Anna, Illinois, he became a tailor. As quarterback on an elementary school football team he weighed less than 90 pounds, giving rise to the nickname "Runt."

Bishop was engaged in the cleaning and tailoring business from 1910 to 1922. He later worked as a coal miner, a telephone lineman, and a player for and manager of professional football and baseball teams. He became city clerk of Carterville, Illinois in 1915, and served until 1918. He was town postmaster from 1923 to 1933.

Congress

Bishop was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-seventh Congress and to six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1955. He served as chairman of the Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures in the Eighty-third Congress. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954, and was succeeded by Kenneth J. Gray.

Later career

After serving in Congress, Bishop held several other offices, including: Congressional liaison assistant, Post Office Department, from 1955 to 1957. Superintendent, Division of Industrial Planning and Development, State of Illinois, in 1957 and 1958. Department of Labor conciliator for the State of Illinois from 1958 to 1960.

Death and burial

Bishop died in Marion, Illinois on September 21, 1971. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Carterville.

References

Newsweek Inc., Newsweek magazine, Volume 19, page 34

External links

United States Congress. "C. W. Bishop (id: B000486)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
C. W. Bishop at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byKent E. Keller	Illinois's 25th congressional district 1941–1949	Succeeded byMelvin Price
Preceded byDistrict created	Illinois's 26th congressional district 1949–1953	Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Preceded byMelvin Price	Illinois's 25th congressional district 1953–1955	Succeeded byKenneth J. Gray

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Illinois's delegation(s) to the 77th–83rd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

77th	Senate: ▌S. Lucas (D) · ▌C. Brooks (R)	House: ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌H. Beam (D) ▌E. Kelly (D) ▌L. Schuetz (D) ▌L. Allen (R) ▌E. Dirksen (R) ▌L. Kocialkowski (D) ▌E. Schaefer (D) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌R. McKeough (D) ▌A. Mitchell (D) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌L. Arnold (D) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌J. Barnes (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌A. F. Maciejewski (D) ▌J. Sumner (R) ▌B. Wheat (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌S. Day (R) ▌C. Dewey (R) ▌J. Heidinger (R) ▌G. Howell (R) ▌G. Paddock (R) ▌W. Stratton (R)
78th	Senate: ▌S. Lucas (D) · ▌C. Brooks (R)	House: ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌L. Schuetz (D) ▌L. Allen (R) ▌E. Dirksen (R) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌R. Church (R) ▌T. O'Brien (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌J. Sumner (R) ▌B. Wheat (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌S. Day (R) ▌C. Dewey (R) ▌J. Heidinger (R) ▌G. Howell (R) ▌F. Busbey (R) ▌W. Dawson (D) ▌T. Gordon (D) ▌M. Gorski (D) ▌C. Johnson (R) ▌W. Rowan (D) ▌S. Simpson (R) ▌C. Vursell (R) ▌R. McMillen (R)
79th	Senate: ▌S. Lucas (D) · ▌C. Brooks (R)	House: ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌L. Allen (R) ▌E. Dirksen (R) ▌E. Kelly (D) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌R. Church (R) ▌T. O'Brien (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌J. Sumner (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌J. Heidinger (R) ▌G. Howell (R) ▌W. Dawson (D) ▌T. Gordon (D) ▌M. Gorski (D) ▌W. Rowan (D) ▌S. Simpson (R) ▌C. Vursell (R) ▌R. McMillen (R) ▌W. Link (D) ▌M. Price (R) ▌A. Resa (D) ▌E. Douglas (R) ▌R. Clippinger (R)
80th	Senate: ▌S. Lucas (D) · ▌C. Brooks (R)	House: ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌L. Allen (R) ▌E. Dirksen (R) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌R. Church (R) ▌T. O'Brien (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌A. Johnson (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌G. Howell (R) ▌W. Dawson (D) ▌T. Gordon (D) ▌M. Gorski (D) ▌S. Simpson (R) ▌C. Vursell (R) ▌R. McMillen (R) ▌M. Price (D) ▌R. Clippinger (R) ▌F. Busbey (R) ▌W. Stratton (R) ▌E. Jenison (R) ▌T. Owens (R) ▌R. Twyman (R) ▌R. Vail (R)
81st	Senate: ▌S. Lucas (D) · ▌P. Douglas (D)	House: ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌L. Allen (R) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌R. Church (R) ▌T. O'Brien (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌W. Dawson (D) ▌T. Gordon (D) ▌M. Gorski (D) ▌S. Simpson (R) ▌C. Vursell (R) ▌R. McMillen (R) ▌M. Price (D) ▌E. Jenison (R) ▌J. Buckley (D) ▌C. Chesney (D) ▌R. Hoffman (R) ▌E. Jonas (R) ▌N. Linehan (D) ▌P. Mack (D) ▌B. O'Hara (D) ▌H. Velde (R) ▌S. Yates (D)
82nd	Senate: ▌P. Douglas (D) · ▌E. Dirksen (R)	House: ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌L. Allen (R) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌T. O'Brien (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌W. Dawson (D) ▌T. Gordon (D) ▌S. Simpson (R) ▌C. Vursell (R) ▌M. Price (D) ▌E. Jenison (R) ▌F. Busbey (R) ▌R. Hoffman (R) ▌E. Jonas (R) ▌P. Mack (D) ▌H. Velde (R) ▌S. Yates (D) ▌R. Vail (R) ▌M. Church (R) ▌J. Kluczynski (D) ▌W. McVey (R) ▌T. Sheehan (R) ▌W. Springer (R)
83rd	Senate: ▌P. Douglas (D) · ▌E. Dirksen (R)	House: ▌L. Allen (R) ▌L. Arends (R) ▌C. Reed (R) ▌N. Mason (R) ▌T. O'Brien (D) ▌R. Chiperfield (R) ▌C. W. Bishop (R) ▌B. Dawson (D) ▌T. Gordon (D) ▌S. Simpson (R) ▌C. Vursell (R) ▌M. Price (D) ▌F. Busbey (R) ▌R. Hoffman (R) ▌E. Jonas (R) ▌P. Mack (D) ▌H. Velde (R) ▌S. Yates (D) ▌M. Church (R) ▌J. Kluczynski (D) ▌W. McVey (R) ▌T. Sheehan (R) ▌W. Springer (R) ▌B. O'Hara (D) ▌J. Bowler (D)

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