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Bell family of Chester, New Hampshire

Note: This is just one of 1,162 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.

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  John Bell (1765-1836) — of Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., July 20, 1765. Member of New Hampshire state senate, 1786-90, 1803-04 (Rockingham County 1786-90, 3rd District 1803-04); Governor of New Hampshire, 1828-29. Died March 22, 1836 (age 70 years, 246 days). Interment at 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 (1823-1893).
  Political family: Bell family of Chester, New Hampshire.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  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 Village Cemetery, Chester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of John Bell and Mary (Gilmore) Bell; brother of John Bell (1765-1836); married, November 26, 1797, to Mehitable Dana; married, July 4, 1828, to Lucy Smith; father of James Bell; uncle of Charles Henry Bell; grandfather of Samuel Newell Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of Chester, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  James Bell (1804-1857) — of Laconia, Belknap County, N.H. Born in Francestown, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 13, 1804. 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; uncle of Samuel Newell Bell; cousin *** of Charles Henry Bell (1823-1893).
  Political family: Bell family of Chester, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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 (1765-1836); nephew of Samuel Bell; cousin *** of James Bell.
  Political family: Bell family of Chester, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  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: Nephew of James Bell; grandson of Samuel Bell (1770-1850).
  Political family: Bell family of Chester, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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