Phanuel Bishop

Phanuel Bishop
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803
Preceded by	Stephen Bullock
Succeeded by	Nahum Mitchell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
Preceded by	Joseph B. Varnum
Succeeded by	Josiah Dean
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1788–1790
Preceded by	Eph. Starkweather
Succeeded by	David Perry
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1792 1793 1797 1798
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1739 Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Died	January 6, 1812 (aged 72) Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Phanuel Bishop (September 3, 1739 – January 6, 1812) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rehoboth, he attended the common schools, was an innkeeper, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1787 to 1791. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1792, 1793, 1797, and 1798, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixth through Ninth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1807. He died in Rehoboth, Mass; interment was in Old Cemetery, Rumford, Rhode Island.

References

• United States Congress. "Phanuel Bishop (id: B000488)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.