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Joseph M. Bell

Joseph M. Bell
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1849
Preceded byZeno Scudder
Succeeded byMarshall Pinckney Wilder
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
In office
1848–1849
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1845–1847
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1821, 1828–1830
Personal details
BornMarch 21 (or 27), 1787
Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 1851(1851-07-25) (aged 64)
Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)Catherine Olcott
Helen Olcott Choate
Children5
Alma materDartmouth College
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • abolitionist
  • politician

Joseph M. Bell (March 21, 1787 – July 25, 1851) was a New Hampshire and Massachusetts lawyer, abolitionist, and politician. Bell served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1821 and from 1828 to 1830 and the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847. He served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1848 to 1849 and President of the Massachusetts Senate in 1849.


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