Charles K. Bell
American politician (1853–1913)
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Charles Keith Bell (April 18, 1853 – April 22, 1913) was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1893-1897. He was the nephew of Reese Bowen Brabson .
Bell was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee . He attended the public schools and Sewanee College before he moved to Texas in 1871. He studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1874, and commenced practice in Hamilton, Texas . He served as the prosecuting attorney of Hamilton County, Texas in 1876 and the district attorney 1880-1882.
Bell was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884. He served as a member of the Texas Senate 1884-1888 and as judge of the twenty-ninth judicial district of Texas 1888-1890. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. After Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Fort Worth . He was the Attorney General of Texas 1901-1904 and again resumed the practice of law in Fort Worth, where he died in 1913. [1] He was buried in East Oakwood Cemetery.
References
- ↑ "Charles K. Bell Dies in Fort Worth" . El Paso Times . Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. April 23, 1913. p. 1 . Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- United States Congress. "Charles K. Bell (id: B000333)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
- Biography in the Handbook of Texas Online
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