Louise Bishop

Louise Williams Bishop
Louise Williams Bishop
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the 192nd district
	In office; January 3, 1989 – December 16, 2015
Preceded by	Chaka Fattah
Succeeded by	Lynwood Savage
Personal details
Born	June 27, 1933 (age 91); Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Philadelphia

Louise E. Williams Bishop (born June 27, 1933) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 192.^[1]^[2]

Bishop has been heavily involved in radio broadcasting for many years and she was credited with keeping Philadelphia calm following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968.^[3] She was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame on November 22, 2013.

As "Lois Lane", Bishop released the single "Turn me loose" on Wand Records in 1964.^[3]

She resigned her seat on Dec 16, 2015 amid corruption allegations.^[4]

References

^ "Louise e. Williams Bishop".
^ Cox, Harold (2010-02-26). "House Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
^ ^a ^b Ridley, John. "Lois Lane". Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven. John Ridley. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ Mccoy, Craig (2015-12-16). "Rep. Bishop drops claim of racial targeting in sting, resigns". Philly.com.

External links

Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Louise Bishop (Democrat) official PA House website
Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia web page

Profile at Vote Smart

[1] "Louise e. Williams Bishop".

[2] Cox, Harold (2010-02-26). "House Members B". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

[shambling-3] Ridley, John. "Lois Lane". Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven. John Ridley. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

[4] Mccoy, Craig (2015-12-16). "Rep. Bishop drops claim of racial targeting in sting, resigns". Philly.com.

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