Phanuel Bishop
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1807
Preceded byStephen Bullock
Succeeded byJosiah Dean
Constituency7th district (1799–1803)
9th district (1803–07)
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
In office
1788–1790
Preceded byEph. Starkweather
Succeeded byDavid Perry
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1792
1793
1797
1798
Personal details
Born(1739-09-03)September 3, 1739
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedJanuary 6, 1812(1812-01-06) (aged 72)
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

Phanuel Bishop (September 3, 1739 – January 6, 1812) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rehoboth in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, 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 was one of six Democratic-Republican representatives to vote against the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] He died in Rehoboth, Mass; interment was in Old Cemetery, Rumford, Rhode Island.

References

  1. ^ "TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL … -- House Vote #24 -- Dec 8, 1803". GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byStephen Bullock Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 Succeeded byNahum Mitchell Preceded byJoseph B. Varnum Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 Succeeded byJosiah Dean
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