Charles J. Bell

Charles James Bell

Charles James Bell (born March 10, 1845 in Walden , Caledonia County , Vermont , † September 25, 1909 in New York City ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Vermont from 1904 to 1906 .

Early years and political advancement

Charles Bell attended the Peacham Academy . During the Civil War , he joined the Union Army at the age of 17. There he made it to the corporal. In 1865 he was wounded. He retired from military service in June of that year. After the war, he returned to Vermont, where he ran the family farm and raised horses.

Bell became a member of the Republican Party . He already held a number of political offices in his hometown of Walden. For example, he was on the school and city council. Between 1882 and 1883 he was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives , and from 1894 to 1895 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1894 and 1896 he was a member of the Railway Committee and then until 1902 of the Agriculture Committee.

Governor of Vermont and another résumé

In 1904, Charles Bell was elected governor of his state. He began his two-year term on October 6, 1904. Bell campaigned for a central school system and wanted the recently invented automobiles only to be allowed on certain roads. During his tenure, child labor laws were improved, and in some areas, such as factories and weaving mills, they were even banned entirely. After his term in office, Bell withdrew from politics. He returned to his private affairs, with agriculture first. He was a member and sometimes also chairman of numerous agricultural associations. Governor Bell died in New York in September 1909. He had two children with his wife, Mary Louise Perry.

Web links

• Charles Bell in the National Governors Association (English)
• Charles J. Bell in the database of Find a Grave (English)