BELL, Chris, a Representative from Texas; born in Texas, November 23, 1959; B.J., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1982; J.D., South Texas University, Houston, Tex., 1992; journalist; lawyer…
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Derrick Albert, Jr., 1930–2011, American lawyer, legal scholar, and educator, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., grad. Duquesne Univ. (A.B., 1952), Univ. of Pittsburgh Law School (LL.B., 1957…
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Gertrude Margaret LowthianBell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthianlōˈᵺēən [key], 1868–1926, British traveler, author, and government official, one of the builders of the modern state of…
(Encyclopedia) Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell, 1862–1931, African-American civil-rights advocate and feminist, b. Holly Springs, Miss. Born a slave, she attended a freedman's school and was orphaned at 16.…
BELL, Alphonzo, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 19, 1914; graduated from Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif., 1938; United…
BELL, Hiram, a Representative from Ohio; born in Salem, Vt., April 22, 1808; attended the public schools of his native city; moved with his parents to Hamilton, Ohio, in 1826; studied law; was…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857Party: Opposition; RepublicanBELL, James, (son of Samuel Bell, uncle of Samuel Newell Bell, and cousin of Charles Henry Bell), a Senator from New Hampshire;…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing)BELL, John, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1859 Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jackson; Whig; Opposition; American (Know-Nothing) BELL, John, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…