Cecil William "C. W." Bishop (June 29, 1890 – September 21, 1971) was a member of the

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from

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Biography

Bishop was born on a farm near

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. After attending the public schools and Union Academy in

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, he became a

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Volume 19, page 34 Bishop was engaged in the cleaning and tailoring business from 1910 to 1922. He later worked as a

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, a telephone lineman, and a player for and manager of professional football and

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teams. He became

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in 1915, and served until 1918. He was town

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from 1923 to 1933. Bishop was elected as a

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to the

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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

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. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the

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in 1954, and was succeeded by

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. After serving in Congress, Bishop held several other offices, including: Congressional liaison assistant,

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, 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. Bishop died in

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on September 21, 1971. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Carterville.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Cecil William 1890 births 1971 deaths People from Union County, Illinois Illinois postmasters Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois American tailors Burials in Illinois 20th-century American politicians People from Johnson County, Illinois People from Carterville, Illinois City and town clerks