Samuel Bell

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Samuel Bell

Samuel Bell (born February 9, 1770 in Londonderry , Rockingham County , New Hampshire Colony , † December 23, 1850 in Chester , New Hampshire ) was an American politician and governor of the state of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823 . Between 1823 and 1835 he represented his state in the US Senate in Washington .

Early years and political advancement

Samuel Bell attended the public schools in his home country and then the New Ipswich Academy . After that he was at Dartmouth College until 1793 . After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1796. Then he began to work in Francestown in his new profession. In 1810 he moved to Amherst and in 1812 to Chester, where he continued to work as a lawyer in addition to his political activities.

Bell was a member of President Thomas Jefferson's Democratic Republican Party . Between 1804 and 1807 he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives , where he was its speaker since 1805 . Between 1809 and 1811 he was a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire, from 1808 to 1811 he was also curator of Dartmouth College. Between 1816 and 1819 he was a judge on the Supreme Court of his state.

Governor and senator

In 1819 he was elected governor of his state with 57.7 percent of the vote against federalist William Hale . Samuel Bell took up his new office on June 3, 1819. After he was confirmed in the following years, he could remain in this office until June 4, 1823. During his tenure, the crime rate in New Hampshire could be reduced. The governor also encouraged the establishment and development of the industry.

After his governorship ended, Bell was elected to the US Senate to succeed David L. Morril . There he represented the interests of his state as a class 2 senator in two legislative periods between March 4, 1823 and March 3, 1835. Bell became chairman of the Committee on Claims , which dealt with claims against the federal government. It was during these years that Bell approached the Whig Party , which was in opposition to President Andrew Jackson . After he left Congress , Henry Hubbard succeeded him there.

Another résumé

After returning from Washington, Bell withdrew from politics. He spent his old age on his farm. Samuel Bell died in 1850. He was married twice with a total of nine children. His brother John (1765-1836) was also governor of New Hampshire between 1829 and 1829; his nephew Charles (1823-1893) was also governor of this state from 1881 to 1883 and, in 1879, US senator for a few months.

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 3, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Campaigns: NH Governor, March 09, 1819
personal data
SURNAME Bell, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH Londonderry , New Hampshire Colony
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1850
Place of death Chester , New Hampshire