John T. Bissex
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"John T. Bissex," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/75.
- Position
- Unclear from Context Unclear from Context
- Years in President's House
- circa 1796 – 1797
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Male
- Race/Ethnicity
- Unclear from Context
- Presidency
- George Washington
- Biography
- Information about John Bissex’s life outside of the President’s House remains unknown. Bissex worked for George Washington at the President’s House in Philadelphia. He first appeared in household account records in September 1796, earning $10.00 for a month of work. He continued to appear in the records until his final entry in January 1797.1 His role in the household is unclear.
- "Washington’s Household Account Book, 1793-1797 (continued),” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1907, Vol. 31, No. 2, 193, https://www-jstor-org.mutex.gmu.edu/stable/pdf/20085380.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default:3538ab8a1197726aa250c965b5bf39cd&ab_segments=&initiator=recommender&acceptTC=1; “Washington’s Household Account Book, 1793-1797 (continued),” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 1907, Vol. 31, No. 3, 324, 328, 333, https://www-jstor-org.mutex.gmu.edu/stable/pdf/20085390.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default:a898892bc63adcd7889d94a695449838&ab_segments=&initiator=recommender&acceptTC=1.
- Birthplace
- Unclear from Context
- Unclear from Context