Daniel Perez Bissell (May 27, 1802 in Randolph,

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– October 28, 1874 in Utica,

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) was an American physician and politician from New York.

Life

He lived in

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, Livingston County, New York. In 1842, he was elected by the

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one of the canal commissioners. In November 1844, he was re-elected at the first statewide election of canal commissioners, and remained in office until the end of 1847 when he was legislated out of office by the

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of 1846. In 1863, he was elected President of the

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Sources

"The State Medical Society", in NYT on February 6, 1863
''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 42; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bissell, Daniel Perez 1802 births 1874 deaths Politicians from Utica, New York Erie Canal Commissioners People from Randolph, Vermont Physicians from New York (state)