Charles Keith Bell (April 18, 1853 – April 22, 1913) was an American politician who representedTexas in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1893-1897. He was the nephew ofReese Bowen Brabson.

Bell was born inChattanooga, Tennessee. He attended the public schools andSewanee College before he moved to Texas in 1871. He studiedlaw, was admitted to the bar in 1874, and commenced practice inHamilton, Texas. He served as the prosecuting attorney ofHamilton County, Texas in 1876 and the district attorney 1880-1882.

Bell was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1884. He served as a member of theTexas Senate 1884-1888 and as judge of the twenty-ninth judicial district of Texas 1888-1890. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. After Congress, he resumed the practice of law inFort Worth. He was theAttorney General of Texas 1901-1904 and again resumed the practice of law in Fort Worth, where he died in 1913.^[1] He was buried in East Oakwood Cemetery.

• United States Congress."Charles K. Bell (id: B000333)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Biography in the Handbook of Texas Online

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