Samuel Bell

Samuel Bell ( born March 15, 1770 in Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, † December 23 1850 in Chester, New Hampshire ) was an American politician and 1819-1823 Governor of the State of New Hampshire. Between 1823 and 1835 he represented his state in the U.S. Senate in Washington.

Early years and political rise

Samuel Bell attended the public schools of his home and then the New Ipswich Academy. He was then to 1793 at Dartmouth College. After a subsequent law degree, he was admitted in 1796 as a lawyer. Then he started in Francestown to work in his new profession. In 1810 he moved to Amherst and 1812 to Chester, where he continued to work as a lawyer in addition to his political activities.

Bell was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party of President Thomas Jefferson. Between 1804 and 1807, he was a member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire, where he was its president since 1805. Between 1809 and 1811 he was a member of the Governing Council ( Executive Council) of New Hampshire, 1808 to 1811, he was also still curator of Dartmouth College. Between 1816 and 1819 he was a judge at his state Supreme Court.

Governor and Senator

In 1819 he was elected governor of his state. Samuel Bell took up his new post on June 3, 1819. After he was confirmed in the following years each, he could stay until June 4, 1823 in this office. During his tenure, the crime rate in New Hampshire could be reduced. The governor also promoted the construction and development industry.

After the end of his governorship Bell was elected to succeed David L. Morril in the U.S. Senate. There he represented as a Class 2 senator in two legislative periods between 4 March 1823 to 3 March 1835, the interests of his state. Bell was Chairman of the Committee on Claims, which dealt with claims to the federal government. During these years, Bell approached the Whig Party that stood in opposition to President Andrew Jackson. After retiring from Congress there was Henry Hubbard, his successor.

Further CV

After his return from Washington, Bell withdrew from politics. He spent his remaining years on his farm. Samuel Bell died in 1850. He was married twice and had nine children. His brother John (1765-1836) was 1829-1829 also Governor of New Hampshire; his nephew Charles (1823-1893) was from 1881 to 1883 and Governor of that State, and in 1879 for a few months U.S. Senator.

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