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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
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.
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.
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
Melville is a surname and a given name. ... Melville Reuben Bissell (1843–1889), American inventor and businessman; Mel Brandt (1919–2008), American actor;
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.
Joe Cooper mounted on horse, 1912 Joe, Alice and Rueben Cooper, c. 1920s Buffalo turning on shooter, believed to be Joe Cooper.. Robert Joel (Joe) Cooper (29 February 1860 – 7 August 1936) [1] was a buffalo hunter in the Northern Territory who spent much of his life on Melville Island (Yermalner).
Herman Melville (born Melvill; [a] August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella.