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Clark Bissell

American judge

Summary

American judge

Field	Value
name	Clark Bissell
image	Clark Bissell professor of law Yale and Governor of Connecticut (3x4a).jpg
order	34th
office	Governor of Connecticut
term_start	May 5, 1847
term_end	May 2, 1849
lieutenant	Charles J. McCurdy
predecessor	Isaac Toucey
successor	Joseph Trumbull
office2	Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th district
term_start2	1842
term_end2	1844
predecessor2	Joshua Ferris
successor2	Darius Mead
office3	Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
term_start3	1829
term_end3	1830
predecessor3	Benjamin Isaacs,
Samuel B. Warren
successor3	Thaddeus Betts,
Eli Bennett
alongside3	Charles Wiley Taylor
term_start4	1841
term_end4	1842
predecessor4	Algernon Beard,
Joseph W. Hubbell
successor4	Henry Selleck,
Matthew Wilcox
alongside4	Henry Selleck
term_start5	1850
term_end5	1851
predecessor5	Gould D. Jennings,
William H. Benedict
successor5	Ebenezer Hill,
Henry M. Prowitt
alongside5	Algernon Beard
birth_date
birth_place	Lebanon, Connecticut
death_date
restingplace	Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
spouse	Sally Sherwood Bissell
children	6
alma_mater	Yale College
profession	Lawyer, politician
party	Whig
signature	Clark Bissell professor of law Yale and Governor of Connecticut (signature).jpg

from the 12th district

Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk Samuel B. Warren Eli Bennett Joseph W. Hubbell Matthew Wilcox William H. Benedict Henry M. Prowitt

Clark Bissell (September 7, 1782 – September 15, 1857) was the 34th governor of Connecticut. He served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1829 to 1839. He had previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk and the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District.

Early life

Bissell was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on September 7, 1782. He studied at Yale College and graduated in 1806. He then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809. He married Sally Sherwood and they had six children.

Career

Becoming a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1829, Bissell was re-elected in 1841, and served in the Connecticut Senate from 1842 to 1843. He also succeeded Jeremiah G. Brainard as an associate judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors from 1829 to 1839.

Governor of Connecticut

Bissell ran unsuccessfully for the Connecticut governorship in 1846. However, he was elected in 1847 as Governor of Connecticut and was re-elected in 1848. During his term, he advocated for reform in education, taxes, and liquor prohibition, however, only insignificant legislation was passed. He vetoed a resolution on divorce, and it was looked upon as sabotaging the legislature's power. Because of this, he was not renominated for the 1849 election.

After completing his term as the Governor, Bissell continued as a Professor of Law at Yale University, a position he was appointed to during his governorship. He also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1850.

Death

Bissell died on September 15, 1857. He is interred at Norwalk Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.

References

"Clark Bissell". National Governors Association.
"Clark Bissell". National Governors Association.
"Clark Bissell". The Political Graveyard.

Wikipedia Source

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