Charles H. Bell (politician)

Charles Henry Bell
United States Senator from New Hampshire
In office March 13, 1879 – June 18, 1879
Preceded by	Bainbridge Wadleigh
Succeeded by	Henry W. Blair
46th Governor of New Hampshire
In office June 2, 1881 – June 7, 1883
Preceded by	Nathaniel Head
Succeeded by	Samuel W. Hale
Personal details
Born	November 18, 1823 Chester, New Hampshire
Died	November 11, 1893(1893-11-11) (aged 69) Exeter, New Hampshire
Political party	Republican

Charles Henry Bell (November 18, 1823 – November 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Born in 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire, he served New Hampshire in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, as a U.S. Senator, and as Governor.

Charles was one of the ten children of Governor John Bell. He was also the nephew of Samuel Bell, first cousin of James Bell and the first cousin, once removed of Samuel Newell Bell. His career in the legislature was notable in that he held two unique offices; he was the Speaker of the House in 1860, and President of the Senate in 1864. He died in 1893 in Exeter, New Hampshire and is buried at the Exeter Cemetery in the city.

Bell was the author of an influential early history of Exeter, New Hampshire, as well as a number of other books.^[1] His first wife was Sarah Almira Gilman, daughter of Nicholas Gilman; his second wife was the widow of John Taylor Gilman of Exeter.^[2]

Frontispiece, History of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire, Charles H. Bell, 1888

Footnotes

1. ^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Boston, 1894
2. ^ Both wives were descendants of Edward Gilman Sr., an early Exeter settler who had previously lived in Hingham, Massachusetts, and Ipswich, Massachusetts.

External links

Biography portal

• Bell's Congressional biography
• Bell at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources
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• Exeter in 1776, Charles Henry Bell, News-Letter Press, Exeter, N.H. 1876
• Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, Charles Henry Bell, William B. Morrill, Exeter, N.H., 1883
• A Memorial of Charles Henry Bell, Exeter, N.H., Jeremiah Smith, Mellen Chamberlain, Privately Printed, 1894

United States Senate
Preceded by Bainbridge Wadleigh	United States Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1879 Served alongside: Edward H. Rollins	Succeeded by Henry W. Blair
Political offices
Preceded by Natt Head	Governor of New Hampshire 1881–1883	Succeeded by Samuel W. Hale

Persondata
Name	Bell, Charles H.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 18, 1823
Place of birth	Chester, New Hampshire
Date of death	November 11, 1893
Place of death	Exeter, New Hampshire