Background
Bell, Charles Henry was born on November 18, 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of John and Persis (Thom) Bell.
Bell, Charles Henry was born on November 18, 1823 in Chester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of John and Persis (Thom) Bell.
Attended Phillips Exeter Academy, 1836-1840. Graduate Dartmouth, 1844.
Admitted to bar, circa 1847, practiced in Chester, New Hampshire (U.S.), Somersworth, New Hampshire (U.S.) until 1854. Settled in Exeter, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1854, practiced law, 1854-1868. Solicitor Rockingham County (New Hampshire (U.S.)), 1856-1866.
Member New Hampshire (U.S.) Legislature, 1858-1860, 72-73, speaker, 1860.
Member New Hampshire (U.S.) Senate, 1863-1864. Member United States Senate (filled vacancy) from New Hampshire (U.S.), 1879-1880.
Republican governor New Hampshire (U.S.), 1881-1883. President New Hampshire (U.S.) Constitutional Convention, 1889.
Prominent member New Hampshire (U.S.) History Society Author: John Wheelwright, 1876.
History of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire, 1888. The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire, 1894.
Member New Hampshire (U.S.) Legislature, 1858-1860, 72-73, speaker, 1860. Member New Hampshire (U.S.) Senate, 1863-1864. Member United States Senate (filled vacancy) from New Hampshire (U.S.), 1879-1880.
Married Sarah Gilman, May 6, 1847. Married second, Mistress.