Background
Bissell, Herbert Porter was born on August 30, 1856 in New London, Oneida Company, New York, United States. Son of Amos Alanson and Amelia Susan (Wilsey) Bissell.
Bissell, Herbert Porter was born on August 30, 1856 in New London, Oneida Company, New York, United States. Son of Amos Alanson and Amelia Susan (Wilsey) Bissell.
Educated De Veaux College, Suspension Bridge, New York, 1869-1873. Gymnasium, Braunschweig, Germany, 1873-1875. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1880.
Admitted to New York bar, 1883, and practiced in Buffalo. Appointed justice Supreme Court of New York to fill vacancy, 1912. Elected to same office, 1913, for term of 14 years.
Member Eastern State Hospital Commission, New York, 1911, 1912.
Married Lucy Agnes Coffey, October 30, 1883.