The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . \Uv4^. BISHOP, Richard Moore, governor of Ohio(1878-80), was born in Fleming county, Ky., , 1812. During his youth he led the ordinaryrough life of the frontier, obtain
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . \Uv4^. BISHOP, Richard Moore, governor of Ohio(1878-80), was born in Fleming county, Ky., , 1812. During his youth he led the ordinaryrough life of the frontier, obtaining a most meagreeducation. Kentucky had not been admittedinto the Union until 1792, when the white popu-lation numbered only 75,000 andIndian wars continued to distractand alarm the settlers. Indeed,a scheme was on foot at the timewhen Bishop lived in Kentuckyto make that state an indepen-dent sovereignty, so bitter wasthe feeling against the nationalgovernment for its alleged fail-ure to afford adequate protectionto its western territory. Bishop,like many others, eventually grewtired of the condition of things,and, although he remained inKentucky until 1848, he tlien re-moved to Cincinnati and enteredthe grocery business. He soonbecame successful and was formany years at the head of a larsjewholesale grocery house, fiewas public-spirited and highlyrespected, and in 1859 was electedmayor of the city. In 1877 he became go
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