Charles Frederick Bishop (1844–1913) was Mayor

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 of the City of Buffalo, New York

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, serving 1890–1894. He was born in Williamsville, New York

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 on October 14, 1844. At an early age his parents moved to Buffalo. He married Kate Moran on August 6, 1865. In 1869, he established a wholesale coffee, tea, and spice store at 80 Main Street.

He was elected mayor of Buffalo on November 6, 1889, as the Democratic

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 candidate. He was reelected to a second term on November 3, 1891. After his second term was completed, Bishop returned to his private business. On September 14, 1913, he died in his home and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery

Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo

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