Neil S. Bishop
Neil S. Bishop (1903-February 24, 1989) was an American dairy farmer, educator and politician from Maine. Bishop was born in Presque Isle, Maine, although his family moved when he was young to Bowdoinham, Maine. He served four terms (1940-1948) in the Maine Senate as a Republican while a resident of Stockton Springs, Maine. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party nomination for governor in 1948 and 1952. He won the nomination for Congress in the 2nd district in 1958, but lost to incumbent Democrat Frank M. Coffin. In his final bid for public office, Bishop was his party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1970, which he lost to Edmund Muskie.
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Neil S. Bishop
Neil S. Bishop (1903-February 24, 1989) was an American dairy farmer, educator and politician from Maine. Bishop was born in Presque Isle, Maine, although his family moved when he was young to Bowdoinham, Maine. He served four terms (1940-1948) in the Maine Senate as a Republican while a resident of Stockton Springs, Maine. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party nomination for governor in 1948 and 1952. He won the nomination for Congress in the 2nd district in 1958, but lost to incumbent Democrat Frank M. Coffin. In his final bid for public office, Bishop was his party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1970, which he lost to Edmund Muskie.
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