Charles H. Bell (politician) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Charles Henry Bell was an American

United States

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Republican Party (United States)

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politician from Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...

. Born in 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire

Chester, New Hampshire

Chester is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,768 at the 2010 census. It is home to Chester College .-History:Incorporated in 1722, Chester once included Candia, set off in 1763...

, he served New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, as a U.S. Senator

United States Senate

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, and as Governor.

Charles was one of the ten children of Governor John Bell

John Bell (New Hampshire)

John Bell was governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire for one year . Samuel Bell, a brother, was the Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and a son, Charles Henry Bell, served as Governor from 1881 to 1883.John Bell was born on July 20, 1765, in Londonderry, New Hampshire, the son of...

. He was also the nephew of Samuel Bell

Samuel Bell

Samuel Bell was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835...

, first cousin of James Bell

James Bell (New Hampshire)

James Bell was a United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1855 until his death in 1857. He was the son of Samuel Bell, the uncle of Samuel Newell Bell and the cousin of Charles Henry Bell....

and the first cousin, once removed of Samuel Newell Bell

Samuel Newell Bell

Samuel Newell Bell was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, grandson of Samuel Bell and nephew of James 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

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. His first wife was Sarah Almira Gilman, daughter of Nicholas Gilman; his second wife was the widow of John Taylor Gilman of Exeter.

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