Background
Bliss, William Carpenter was born on July 6, 1874 in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of George Newman and Fannie A. (Carpenter) Bliss.
chairman Public Utilities Commission
Bliss, William Carpenter was born on July 6, 1874 in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of George Newman and Fannie A. (Carpenter) Bliss.
Brown University, Bachelor of Arts, 1896, Master of Arts, 1898. University of Michigan, Bachelor of Laws, 1901.
Representative in General Assembly of R.T. from East Providence, 1908-1912. Speaker of House of Representative, 1911. Chairman Public Utilities Commission. since 1912.
Served as ensign, United States Navy, Spanish-American War. Member Rhode Island House of Representatives, 1908-1911 (speaker, 1911). Member of commission on Revision of Taxation Laws of Rhode Island, 1910-1912.
Member firm of Bliss & Walsh.