Samuel Newell Bell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron F. Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Austin F. Pike |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Austin F. Pike |
| Succeeded by | James F. Briggs |
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| Born | (1829-03-25)March 25, 1829 |
| Died | February 8, 1889(1889-02-08) (aged 59) North Woodstock,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Valley Cemetery,Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Samuel Bell James Bell |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician Businessman |
Samuel Newell Bell (March 25, 1829 – February 8, 1889) was an American lawyer, politician and businessman. He served as aUnited States Representative fromNew Hampshire in the 1870s.
Born inChester, New Hampshire toSamuel Dana Bell and Mary H. (Healey) Bell, he attended local schools inFrancestown, New Hampshire andPhillips Academy inAndover, Massachusetts.[1] After graduating fromDartmouth College in 1847,[2] he studied law in the office of his father and wasadmitted to the bar in 1849.[3] He began the practice of law inMeredith, New Hampshire.[4]
Elected as aDemocratic candidate to theForty-second Congress, Bell was a United States Representative for the second district of New Hampshire. He served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to theForty-third Congress, but was elected to theForty-fourth Congress, serving from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877.[5][6] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1876.
After leaving Congress, Bell resumed the practice of law in Meredith. He was also involved in real estate and was one of the founders of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company. He served as director and vice-president of the company from 1881 until his death.[7] Bell served as president of several railroads, including thePortsmouth and Concord Railroad, theSuncook Valley Railroad, thePemigewasset Valley Railroad and the Franconia Notch Railroad.[8]
He was appointed chief justice of theNew Hampshire Superior Court byGovernor Ezekiel A. Straw and later byGovernor James A. Weston but declined to accept the appointment both times,[9][10][11] and retired from public life.
Bell died while on a visit inNorth Woodstock on February 8, 1889 (age 59 years, 320 days). He isinterred inValley Cemetery inManchester, New Hampshire.[12]
Bell was the grandson ofSamuel Bell, the 14thGovernor of New Hampshire,[13] and the nephew ofJames Bell, United States Senator.[14]
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