A. Keith Bissell
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A. Keith Bissell | |
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| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
| In office 1971–1978 | |
| Member of the Tennessee Public Service Commission | |
| In office 1978 – May 10, 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1941 |
| Political party | Democratic |
A. Keith Bissell (born December 3, 1941) is a Tennessee politician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and was the last chairman of the Tennessee Public Service Commission.
Keith Bissell was born December 3, 1941, to Alvin K. Bissell and Helen Tilley Bissell.[1] He grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the newly established Manhattan Project community to which his family moved in 1943 and where his father was mayor for many years.[2] He graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1959[3] and attended the University of Tennessee, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration and later a law degree.[1]
Tennessee House of Representatives
A Democrat, Keith Bissell won election to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1970 as a resident of Oak Ridge, representing the 33rd District in the 87th General Assembly (1971–1972). He was re-elected to three two-year terms in 1972, 1974, and 1976, and continued his House services in the 88th through 90th General Assemblies.[1][4]