Some Notable Bissell Cousins, A - H
Many of the Bissell Notable Cousins were involved in American politics, either at the state or federal level. Many of such Cousins at the federal level, for example, are noted in the Founders of American Government page. For a more complete listing of Notable Cousins or ancestors who have been in politics, check Notable Cousins in Politics.
A
Adams, Abigail -- First Lady
Adams, Samuel -- a Founding Father
Ames, Nathaniel -- Publisher of the first American almanac
Andrews, Dr. Solomon -- Physician and Inventor
B
Ball, Lucille -- Movie star and television star of "I Love Lucy" show
Beecher, Rev. Henry Ward -- Abolitionist and noted preacher
Bell, Alexander Graham --
Bennett, Richard B. -- 14th Prime Minister of Canada
Bierce, Ambrose -- Journalist and short story writer
Bissell, Clark -- 17th Governor of Connecticut
Bissell, Daniel The Spy -- Revolutionary War Spy, Winner of the first Purple Heart from George Washington
Bissell, Gen. Daniel -- Soldier in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Leader on the Northwest Frontier
Bissell, George -- First Oilman in America
Bissell, George Edwin -- American Sculptor
Bissell, Israel -- Revolutionary War Postrider
Bissell, Colonel Josiah -- Engineer, Canal Builder and Soldier
Bissell, Major Russell -- Commander on the Northwest Frontier
Bissell, Commodore Simon -- U.S. Navy Officer Mexican American War and Civil War
Bissell, Sophia L. -- Eyewitness to Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas
Bissell, William H. -- Governor of Illinois
Bogart, Humphrey -- Actor
B Continued
Brown, John -- Abolitionist
Buffett, Warren -- Investor and Philanthropist
Burbank, Luther -- Botanist, Horticulturalist and Plant Science Pioneer
Bush, Barbara Pierce -- First Lady
Bush, George H. W. -- 41st President
Bush, George W. -- 43rd President
C
Carrier, Willis H. -- Inventor of Air Conditioning
Cleveland, Grover -- President
Colt, Samuel -- Inventor of the Revolver
Colfax, Schuyler -- Speaker of the House, Vice President
Colfax, William -- Captain of Gen. George Washington's Life Guard
Coolidge, Calvin -- President
Crosby, Fanny -- Composer of American hymns including Blessed Assurance
D
Dawes, Beman Gates -- Founder of Dawes Arboretum
Dawes, Charles Gates -- Vice President of the U.S., Nobel Prize Winner
Dawes, Rufus Cutler -- 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair President
Dawes, Rufus R. -- Civil War hero, Congressman
DeForest, Lee -- Inventor of triode vacuum tube, radio pioneer
Dewey, George -- the only U.S. "Admiral of the Navy"
Dewey, John -- Philosopher, Educator
Dewey, Melvil -- Inventor of Dewey Decimal System
Dewey, Thomas E. -- Governor of N.Y., 1948 presidential candidate
Dickinson, Emily -- Poet
Dodge, William Earl -- Industrialist, Philanthropist
Dulles, Allen -- Diplomat
Dulles, John Foster -- Secretary of State
E
Eastwood, Clint -- Actor
Edison, Thomas -- Inventor of
Ellsworth, Oliver -- Drafter of the U.S. Constitution, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Emerson, Ralph Waldo --
F
Farnsworth, Philo -- Inventor of television
Fillmore, Millard -- President of the United States
Ford, Gerald R. -- President of the United States
Freeman, Dr. Walter -- Father of the Lobotomy
G
Garfield, Eunice Cooley -- Captured by Indians
Garfield, James A. -- President of the United States
Gates, William H. "Bill" -- Founder of Microsoft
Gish, Dorothy -- Actor
Gish, Lillian -- Actor, "First Lady of American Cinema"
Goodrich, B.F. -- Industrialist
Grant, Ulysses S. -- Civil War General, President of the United States
Griswold, Matthew (b. 1714) -- 2nd Governor of Connecticut
Griswold, Matthew -- Griswold Cast Iron Cookware founder
Griswold, Roger -- 22nd Governor of Connecticut
Grosvenor, Melville B. -- Editor, National Geographic magazine
H
Nathan Hale -- Revolutionary War Soldier and Spy
Hancock, John -- Founding Father, signer of Declaration of Independence
Higley, Brewster VI -- Lyricist of "Home on the Range"
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