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About James Bell, U.S. Senator
James Bell, U.S. Senator
James Bell was a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1855 until his death in 1857. He was the son of Samuel Bell, the uncle of Samuel Newell Bell and the cousin of Charles Henry Bell.
Born in Francestown, New Hampshire, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1822, studied law at Litchfield Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1825. He served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1846 to 1850 and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of New Hampshire in 1854 and 1855 but was elected in July of the latter year to the United States Senate for the term beginning in 1855. He served from July 30, 1855 until his death in 1857.
Bell died in Laconia, New Hampshire and is interred at the Exeter Cemetery in Exeter, New Hampshire.
James Bell, U.S. Senator's Timeline
1804 |
November 13, 1804
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Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
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1834 |
July 23, 1834
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Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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1838 |
March 9, 1838
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Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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1840 |
August 30, 1840
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Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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1843 |
February 26, 1843
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Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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1857 |
May 26, 1857
Age 52
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Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States
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49 Linden Street, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, 03833, United States
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