Neil S. Bishop (1903 – February 24, 1989) was an American dairy farmer, educator and politician from Maine.

Neil S. Bishop
Bishop in 1947
Born1903 (1903)
DiedFebruary 24, 1989 (aged 85–86)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)dairy farmer, educator and politician
Years active1940–1948
Known forMaine Senate
Political partyRepublican

Bishop was born in Presque Isle, Maine, although his family moved when he was young to Bowdoinham, Maine. He served four terms (1940–1948) in the Maine Senate as a Republican while a resident of Bowdoinham. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party nomination for governor in 1948 and 1952. After moving to Stockton Springs, he won the nomination for Congress in the 2nd district in 1958, but lost to incumbent Democrat Frank M. Coffin. For several subsequent years, he taught at Augusta's Cony High School. In his final bid for public office, Bishop was his party's nominee for U.S. Senate in 1970, which he lost to Edmund Muskie.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Neil Bishop Dead at 86". The Lewiston Journal. March 2, 1989. p. 4A. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine
(Class 1)

1970
Succeeded by