Henry W. Bishop | |
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Born | Henry Walker Bishop June 2, 1829
Lenox, Massachusetts |
Died | September 28, 1913
Sea Bright, New Jersey | (aged 84)
Education | Amherst College |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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Henry Walker Bishop (June 2, 1829 – September 28, 1913) was a Massachusetts-born leading citizen of Chicago, Illinois in the late 19th century. He was the first president of the Union Club of Chicago, a private association organized by sixty of the city's leading gentlemen. His tenure lasted from 1878 to 1883. He later was president of the Chicago Club from 1892 through 1894. [1]
A judicial official, he also served as a master in chancery.
Henry W. Bishop was born in Lenox, Massachusetts on June 2, 1829. [2] He attended Lenox Academy, and was briefly a student at Williams College, before graduating from Amherst in 1850. [2]
After attending Harvard Law School and studying law with his father, he began practicing as a lawyer in Chicago in 1856. [2]
He died in Sea Bright, New Jersey on September 28, 1913. [2] [3]
In his will, Bishop left $2.5 million to the John Crerar Library of engineering, medical, and science texts, located on the University of Chicago campus.
Henry W. Bishop | |
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Born | Henry Walker Bishop June 2, 1829
Lenox, Massachusetts |
Died | September 28, 1913
Sea Bright, New Jersey | (aged 84)
Education | Amherst College |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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Henry Walker Bishop (June 2, 1829 – September 28, 1913) was a Massachusetts-born leading citizen of Chicago, Illinois in the late 19th century. He was the first president of the Union Club of Chicago, a private association organized by sixty of the city's leading gentlemen. His tenure lasted from 1878 to 1883. He later was president of the Chicago Club from 1892 through 1894. [1]
A judicial official, he also served as a master in chancery.
Henry W. Bishop was born in Lenox, Massachusetts on June 2, 1829. [2] He attended Lenox Academy, and was briefly a student at Williams College, before graduating from Amherst in 1850. [2]
After attending Harvard Law School and studying law with his father, he began practicing as a lawyer in Chicago in 1856. [2]
He died in Sea Bright, New Jersey on September 28, 1913. [2] [3]
In his will, Bishop left $2.5 million to the John Crerar Library of engineering, medical, and science texts, located on the University of Chicago campus.