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Bell-Myers family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Leonard Myers (1827-1905) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Attleborough (now Langhorne), Bucks County, Pa., November 13, 1827. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1863-69, 1869-75; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1896. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 11, 1905 (age 77 years, 90 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Philadelphia County, Pa.

		Relatives: Son of Arnold Myers (1789-1859) and Fleurette (Gottschalk) Myers (1792-1850); married 1852 to Esther de Benneville 'Hettie' Keim (1827-1889); father of Fleurette de Benneville Myers (1861-1916; who married John Cromwell Bell); grandfather of John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974).
		Political family: Bell-Myers family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

John Cromwell Bell (1861-1935) — also known as John C. Bell — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Elders Ridge, Indiana County, Pa., October 3, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904; Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1911-15. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 29, 1935 (age 74 years, 87 days). Interment at Old St. David's Church Cemetery, Radnor, Pa.

		Relatives: Son of Alfred M. Bell and Sarah (Risher) Bell; married, December 10, 1890, to Fleurette de Benneville Keim Myers (1861-1916; daughter of Leonard Myers); father of John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974).
		Political family: Bell-Myers family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (1892-1974) — also known as John C. Bell, Jr. — of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 25, 1892. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1947; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1950-72; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1961-72. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the Revolution; Delta Psi. Died March 18, 1974 (age 81 years, 144 days). Interment at St. Asaph Church Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

		Relatives: Son of Fleurette deBenneville (Myers) Bell (1861-1916) and John Cromwell Bell; married, June 29, 1918, to Sarah Andrews Baker; grandson of Leonard Myers (1827-1905).
		Political family: Bell-Myers family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
		See also Wikipedia article

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