John J. Bell

John J. Bell (1955)

John Junior Bell (born May 15, 1910 in Cuero , Texas , † January 24, 1963 ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Texas as a member of the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Bell was born in Cuero in 1910, where he attended public school. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1932 and its Legal Department in 1936. He was admitted to the bar in 1936, after which he opened a practice in Cuero. Between 1937 and 1947 he was an MP in the Texas House of Representatives . He was also president of a company that sold compresses in Victoria , Shiner , Cuero and Taft . During the Second World War he served from May 1944 to March 1945 as a private in the United States Army .

politics

After the war he was a member of the Texas Senate between 1947 and 1954 . He was also a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1948 and 1952. He was then elected as a Democrat in the 84th Congress. His term of office ran from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957. He ran for the 85th Congress in 1956, but failed. He then resumed his practice as a lawyer. Furthermore, he ran cattle and was also active in agriculture. During his tenure in Congress, he refused to sign the Southern Manifesto in 1956 , which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions.

John Bell died on January 24, 1963 on his estate in Cuero. He was buried in Hillside Cemetery .

Web links

• John J. Bell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)