Hiram Bell

Hiram Bell (born April 22, 1808 in Salem , Vermont , †  December 21, 1855 in Greenville , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hiram Bell attended public schools in his home country. In 1826 he moved to Hamilton , Ohio, with his parents . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1829, he began to work in this profession in Greenville. Between 1829 and 1834 he was an auditor in Darke County ; in 1836, 1837 and 1840 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives . He was a member of the Whig Party .

In the congressional election of 1850 Bell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Robert Cumming Schenck on March 4, 1851 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1852, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1853 . These were shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Hiram Bell practiced as a lawyer again. He died on December 21, 1855 in Greenville, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Hiram Bell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Hiram Bell in the database of Find a Grave (English)