Bishop, Richard M
merchant, governor, was born Nov. 4, 1812, in Fleming county, Ky. In 1848 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and engaged in the wholesale grocery business; was remarkably successful, and amassed a fortune. In 1857 he was elected a member of the city council of Cincinnati, and in 1858 became president of the council; and in 1859 was elected mayor of the city for a term of two years. In 1873 he was a member of the Ohio state constitutional convention; and in 1877 was elected governor of Chio.