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  2. Melville Reuben Bissell - Wikipedia

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    Melville Reuben Bissell (September 25, 1843 – March 15, 1889) was an American entrepreneur who invented the modern carpet sweeper. [1] The Bissell corporation is named after him. Life and career

  3. Anna Sutherland Bissell - Wikipedia

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    Anna Bissell was born on 2nd December 1846 in River John, Nova Scotia, to William and Eleanor Sutherland. They moved to Wisconsin when Anna was a child. [6] Bissell's husband was Melville Reuben Bissell. They had five children. In 1889, Bissell's husband died from pneumonia. On November 8, 1934, Bissell died in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

  4. Bissell - Wikipedia

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    Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is an American privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan in Greater Grand Rapids. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The company is the number one manufacturer of floor care products in North America in terms of sales, with 20% marketshare.

  5. Bissell (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Keith Bissell (1912–1992), Canadian composer, conductor, and music educator; Laura Bissell (born 1983), English road and track racing cyclist; Melville Reuben Bissell (1843–1889), American entrepreneur and inventor; Mina Bissell, Iranian-American biologist; Nicholas L. Bissell Jr. (1947–1996), American prosecutor

  6. 1876 in science - Wikipedia

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    Melville Reuben Bissell files a United States patent for an improved carpet sweeper. [16] Institutions. October 4 – First classes begin at the Agricultural and ...

  7. Melville (name) - Wikipedia

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    Melville is a surname and a given name. ... Melville Reuben Bissell (1843–1889), American inventor and businessman; Mel Brandt (1919–2008), American actor;

  8. List of photographs considered the most important - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of photographs considered the most important in surveys where authoritative sources review the history of the medium not limited by time period, region, genre, topic, or other specific criteria.

  9. Richard M. Bissell Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Richard Mervin Bissell Jr. (September 18, 1909 – February 7, 1994) was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane and the Bay of Pigs Invasion.