William Darius Bishop | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | William W. Welch |
| Succeeded by | Orris S. Ferry |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
| In office 1866 1871 | |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
| In office 1877-1878 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1827 Bloomfield, New Jersey |
| Died | February 4, 1904 (aged 76) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Julia Ann Tomlinson Bishop |
| Children | Mary Ferris Bishop, Dr. Russell T. Bishop, Gen. Henry Alfred Bishop, William D. Bishop, Jr., Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | railroad president, politician |
William Darius Bishop (September 14, 1827 – February 4, 1904) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district from 1857 to 1859. He also was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1872, and in the Connecticut Senate from 1866 to 1874, and from 1877 to 1878. He was the president of the Naugatuck Railroad Company and the New York and New Haven Railroad Company