Charles H. Bell (politician)
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Charles Henry Bell (November 18, 1823–November 12, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Born in 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire, he served New Hampshire in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, as a U.S. Senator, and as Governor.
Charles was one of the ten children of Governor John Bell. He was also the nephew of Samuel Bell, first cousin of James Bell and the first cousin, once removed of Samuel Newell Bell. His career in the legislature was notable in that he held two unique offices; he was the Speaker of the House in 1860, and President of the Senate in 1864. He died in 1893 in Exeter, New Hampshire and is buried at the Exeter Cemetery in the city.
| Preceded by Bainbridge Wadleigh |
United States Senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1879 Served alongside: Edward H. Rollins |
Succeeded by Henry W. Blair |
| Preceded by Natt Head |
Governor of New Hampshire 1881–1883 |
Succeeded by Samuel W. Hale |
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| Class 2: Wingate • Livermore • Olcott • Gilman • Thompson • Morril • S. Bell • Hubbard • Woodbury • Jenness • Cilley • Hale • Atherton • Williams • Hale • Cragin • Rollins • Pike • Cheney • Chandler • Marston • Chandler • Burnham • Hollis • Keyes • Bridges • Murphy • McIntyre • Humphrey • Smith • Sununu Class 3: Langdon • Sheafe • Plumer • Parker • Cutts • Mason • Storer • Parrott • Woodbury • Hill • Page • Pierce • Wilcox • Atherton • Norris • Wells • J. Bell • Clark • Fogg • Patterson • Wadleigh • C. Bell • Blair • Gallinger • Drew • Moses • Brown • Tobey • Upton • Cotton • Wyman • Cotton • Durkin • Rudman • Gregg |
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| Weare • Langdon • Sullivan • Langdon • Sullivan • J. Bartlett • Gilman • Langdon • J. Smith • Langdon • Plumer • Gilman • Plumer • S. Bell • Woodbury • Morril • Pierce • J. Bell • Pierce • Harvey • Dinsmoor • Badger • Hill • Page • Hubbard • Steele • Colby • Williams • Dinsmoor Jr. • Martin • Baker • Metcalf • Haile • Goodwin • Berry • Gilmore • Smyth • Harriman • Stearns • Weston • Straw • Weston • Cheney • Prescott • Head • C. Bell • Hale • Currier • Sawyer • Goodell • Tuttle • J. B. Smith • Busiel • Ramsdell • Rollins • Jordan • Bachelder • McLane • Floyd • Quinby • Bass • Felker • R. Spaulding • Keyes • J. H. Bartlett • A. Brown • F. Brown • Winant • H. Spaulding • Tobey • Winant • Bridges • Murphy • Blood • Dale • Adams • H. Gregg • Dwinell • Powell • King • Peterson • Thomson • Gallen • Roy • Sununu • J. Gregg • Merrill • Shaheen • Benson • Lynch |