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- James L. Bishop - September 18, 1836 - March 25, 1914. Son of Stephen R. and Betsey Peck Bishop. Husband of Lunette E. Graves Bishop.
Newspaper Obituary - Thursday Afternoon, March 26, 1914 Watertown Daily Times - Watertown, New York - J. L. Bishop, Veteran Hotel Man, Dead - He Had Conducted Hostelries at Cape Vincent, Antwerp and Elsewhere - Pulaski, March 26 - James L. Bishop, for many years a resident of Pulaski and well known throughout Oswego and Jefferson counties as a hotel keeper, passed away yesterday afternoon at the Commercial House in Parish, where he had made his home with a son, Clarence E. Bishop, since November, 1912, when the latter became manager of that hostelry. About three weeks ago the senior bishop was stricken with a severe shock of paralysis, and he had since continued to sink gradually until the end came yesterday. James L. Bishop was born in Clarendon, Vermont nearly 78 years ago and when a young man located in Woodville, Jefferson county, where with his brother, Don C. Bishop of Pulaski, he engaged in the boot and shoe business. About 20 years ago Mr. Bishop came to Pulaski and for a time conducted the old Salmon River hotel and later became associated with John F. Hubbard in the Pulaski House, which is still owned by the latter. Several years ago Mr. Bishop conducted the Union House at Cape Vincent. His next hotel venture was at Antwerp, where he managed the Proctor House, and a few years later went to Lyons Falls and became landlord of the Walton House. During the past decade or so his son, Clarence E. Bishop, has been associated with him in his hotel ventures his last one being at Lyons Falls. More than a year ago the junior Bishop became manager of the Commercial Hotel at Parish and his parents have since lived with him. The veteran hotel keeper was well known to the traveling public, by reason of his many years of hotel activities. He was well liked and had a wide circle of friends. James L. Bishop, in addition to his many years of entertaining the traveling public, had been for more than half a century a member of the Masonic fraternity. He first became a member of the Blue Lodge at Edwards, St. Lawrence County, and sometime later affiliated with Rising Sun Lodge, No. 63_, F. & A.M., at Belleville, Jefferson county, of which he was a member at the time of his death. Mr. Bishop was also a member of Pulaski Chapter, No. 279, R.A.M. Surviving are his wife and son, Clarence E. Bishop; two brothers, Nathan P. Bishop of Adams Centre and Don C. Bishop of Pulaski, and two sisters, Mrs. Helen Tabor of Adams and Mrs. Martha Babcock of Smithville. The funeral will be held from the Commercial House at Parish tomorrow afternoon at 1. The body will be brought to the Pulaski cemetery where the Masonic burial service will be conducted by Pulaski Lodge, No. 415, F. and A.M.
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