- Henry Alfred Bishop
Henry Alfred Bishop (
December 4 1860 ,Bridgeport, Connecticut – 1934) was superintendent and vice-president of several Eastern railroads, as well as other corporations. He served in theConnecticut House of Representatives in 1886.Life and career
Bishop was born to William D. and Julia Ann Bishop (née Tomlinson) in
Bridgeport, Connecticut . Although he attendedYale University along with the class of 1884, he never graduated and instead went to work as a general ticket agent for theNaugatuck Railroad .He married Jessie Alvord Trubee in Bridgeport on
1883 -02-06 . He was promoted at the Naugatuck railroad, serving as assistant superintendent from 1885 to 1886. From 1887 to 1902 he was superintendent of theHousatonic Railroad (later, general superintendent of that railroad as well as its branches), becoming purchasing agent for theNew York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad . In 1902, he became vice-president of the West Virginia Central andWestern Maryland Railroad s; he resigned this post in 1903.In 1915, he was the vice-president or director of several companies, including Pacific Iron Works,
Western Union , American District Telegraph Company ofNew Jersey and Connecticut National Bank.His grandfather Alfred Bishop et al founded and built the railroad from New York to New Haven and to Hartford -
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railorad . His father William Bishop was president of this railroad.Note-In 1847, Alfred Bishop, G. L. Schuyler and S. G. Miller entered in a contract to build the New York Bridgeport, RR following route laid out by Prof Twining which ended up costing $2,701,879.13. Fares were low: $1.50 from New Haven to New York, and fifty cents from Bridgeport on account of the steamboat competition.
Political career
Bishop was the Democratic candidate for
Connecticut Secretary of State in 1888, after having served in the House of Representatives in 1886; he did serve as the president of the Board of Police Commissioners from 1888 to 1890. He also ran forLieutenant Governor in 1904.Organizations
Bishop was a member of the Episcopal Church, as well as holding membership or leadership positions in several fraternal or service organizations, such as the
Sons of the American Revolution , the Society of Colonial Wars, the Bridgeport Scientific and Historical Society, the Freemasons (32°) and theKnights Templar .He was a trustee of the Bridgeport Orphan Asylum as well as director of
Bridgeport Hospital .References
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