John J. Bell

John Junior Bell ( born May 15, 1910 in Cuero, Texas, † January 24, 1963 ibid ) was an American politician. He represented the state of Texas as a deputy in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Bell was born in 1910 in Cuero, where he attended public school. He graduated in 1932 from the University of Texas at Austin in 1936 at the Legal Department. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1936, after which he opened a practice in Cuero. Between 1937 and 1947 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives. In addition, he was president of a company, drove the compresses in Victoria, Shiner, Cuero, and Taft. During the Second World War, he served from May 1944 to March 1945 as a private in the United States Army.

Policy

After the war he was a 1947-1954 member of the Texas Senate. In addition, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1948 and 1952. Subsequently, he was elected as a Democrat to the 84th Congress. His tenure came from 3 January 1955 to 3 January 1957. He stood as a candidate in 1956 for the 85th Congress, but failed. He then resumed his work as a lawyer again. In addition, he ran cattle and was also active in agriculture. During his tenure in Congress, he refused to 1956, the Southern Manifesto sign that spoke out against racial integration in public institutions.

John Bell died on January 24, 1963 at his estate in Cuero. He was buried in the Hillside Cemetery.