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Bell family of New Hampshire

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  John Bell (1730-1825) — of Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., August 15, 1730. Member of New Hampshire state senate from Rockingham County, 1786-90. Died in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., November 30, 1825 (age 95 years, 107 days). Interment at Valley Cemetery, Londonderry, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell (1679-1743) and Elizabeth (Todd) Bell; married to Mary Ann Gilmore; father of John Bell Jr. and Samuel Bell; grandfather of Samuel Dana Bell, James Bell and Charles Henry Bell; great-grandfather of Samuel Newell Bell; third great-grandfather of James Dunbar Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Gilman (1759-1847) — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., November 10, 1759. Member of New Hampshire state senate, 1792-93, 1795-96, 1802-03 (Rockingham County 1792-93, 2nd District 1795-96, 1802-03). Died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., January 26, 1847 (age 87 years, 77 days). Interment at Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Nicholas Gilman (1731-1783) and Ann (Taylor) Gilman; brother of John Taylor Gilman and Nicholas Gilman (1755-1814); grandfather of Sarah Almira Gilman (who married Charles Henry Bell); first cousin once removed of John Wentworth Jr.; fourth cousin of Charles Dustin Coffin; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Davis, Lee Randall Sanborn and John Pitts Sanborn.
  Political families: Wentworth-Gilman family of New Hampshire; Bell family of New Hampshire; Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Bell Jr. (1765-1836) — of Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., July 20, 1765. Member of New Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1803-04; Governor of New Hampshire, 1828-29. Died in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., March 23, 1836 (age 70 years, 247 days). Interment at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell and Mary Ann (Gilmore) Bell; brother of Samuel Bell; married, December 25, 1803, to Persis Thom; father of Charles Henry Bell; uncle of Samuel Dana Bell and James Bell; granduncle of Samuel Newell Bell; second great-granduncle of James Dunbar Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Bell (1770-1850) — of Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Chester, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., February 9, 1770. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1804-06; New Hampshire state attorney general, 1806-07; member of New Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1807-09; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1809-10; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-19; Governor of New Hampshire, 1819-23; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1823-35. Died in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., December 23, 1850 (age 80 years, 317 days). Interment at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell and Mary (Gilmore) Bell; brother of John Bell Jr.; married, November 26, 1797, to Mehitable Bowen Dana; married, July 4, 1828, to Lucy Giddins Smith; father of Samuel Dana Bell and James Bell; uncle of Charles Henry Bell; grandfather of Samuel Newell Bell; second great-grandfather of James Dunbar Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Upham (1774-1829) — of Rochester, Strafford County, N.H. Born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., June 9, 1774. Democrat. Merchant; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1807-09; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1811-12; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1817-23 (at-large 1817-19, 2nd District 1819-21, at-large 1821-23). Died in Rochester, Strafford County, N.H., July 10, 1829 (age 55 years, 31 days). Interment at Old Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Upham and Hannah (Gookin) Upham; married 1798 to Judith C. Cogswell; father of Nathaniel Gookin Upham and Judith Almira Upham (who married James Bell); second great-grandfather of James Dunbar Bell; second cousin of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham and Charles Wentworth Upham; second cousin once removed of James Phineas Upham; third cousin twice removed of William Greene Dows; fourth cousin of Nathaniel Merriam, William Upham, Samuel Finley Vinton, Don Alonzo Joshua Upham and Alonzo Sidney Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Isaiah Blood, Calvin Hoadley Upham, Charles Leslie Upham and William Henry Upham.
  Political families: Upham #1 family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Upham #2 family of Massachusetts; Bell family of New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Dana Bell (1798-1868) — of New Hampshire. Born in Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 9, 1798. Justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1849-59; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1859-64. Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., July 31, 1868 (age 69 years, 296 days). Interment at Valley Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bell and Mehitable Bowen (Dana) Bell; brother of James Bell; married to Mary Healey; father of Samuel Newell Bell; nephew of John Bell Jr.; grandson of John Bell; great-granduncle of James Dunbar Bell; first cousin of Charles Henry Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Bell (1804-1857) — of Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H.; Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H.; Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 13, 1804. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1846, 1850; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for Governor of New Hampshire, 1854, 1855; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1855-57; died in office 1857. Died in Laconia, Belknap County, N.H., May 26, 1857 (age 52 years, 194 days). Interment at Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Bell and Mehitable Bowen (Dana) Bell; brother of Samuel Dana Bell; married, June 29, 1831, to Judith Almira Upham (daughter of Nathaniel Upham); nephew of John Bell Jr.; uncle of Samuel Newell Bell; grandson of John Bell; great-grandfather of James Dunbar Bell; first cousin of Charles Henry Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Henry Bell (1823-1893) — also known as Charles H. Bell — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., November 18, 1823. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1858-60; Speaker of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1860; member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1863-65; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1879; Governor of New Hampshire, 1881-83; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889. Died in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., November 11, 1893 (age 69 years, 358 days). Interment at Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell Jr. and Persis (Thom) Bell; married, May 5, 1847, to Sarah Almira Gilman (granddaughter of Nathaniel Gilman); married 1867 to Mary E. Gray; nephew of Samuel Bell; grandson of John Bell; first cousin of Samuel Dana Bell and James Bell; first cousin once removed of Samuel Newell Bell; first cousin thrice removed of James Dunbar Bell.
  Political families: Bell family of New Hampshire; Gilman family of Exeter, New Hampshire (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Newell Bell (1829-1889) — of New Hampshire. Born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., March 25, 1829. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1871-73, 1875-77. Died in North Woodstock, Woodstock, Grafton County, N.H., February 8, 1889 (age 59 years, 320 days). Interment at Valley Cemetery, Manchester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Dana Bell and Mary (Healey) Bell; nephew of James Bell; grandson of Samuel Bell; grandnephew of John Bell Jr.; great-grandson of John Bell; first cousin once removed of Charles Henry Bell; first cousin twice removed of James Dunbar Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Dunbar Bell (1911-1979) — of Washington, D.C.; Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Born in Lebanon, Grafton County, N.H., July 1, 1911. Democrat. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia, 1964; member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1971-72. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Calif., April 14, 1979 (age 67 years, 287 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Upham Bell and Louise (Dunbar) Bell; married, December 4, 1934, to Helen Foy Johnstone; married 1961 to Stephanie Mathews; great-grandson of James Bell; great-grandnephew of Samuel Dana Bell and Nathaniel Gookin Upham; second great-grandson of Samuel Bell and Nathaniel Upham; second great-grandnephew of John Bell Jr.; third great-grandson of John Bell; first cousin twice removed of Samuel Newell Bell; first cousin thrice removed of Charles Henry Bell; second cousin four times removed of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham and Charles Wentworth Upham; third cousin thrice removed of James Phineas Upham.
  Political family: Bell family of New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

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