Background
He was the son of George Bell (d 1841) and Margaret Bell, immigrants from Belfast who settled at Hebron in 1812.
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James Augustus Bell
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Career
In 1824, the family removed to Brownville, Jefferson County, New New York From 1834 to 1836, he took part in the federal survey of the shores of Lake Huron between Fort Gratiot and the Straits of Mackinac. Afterwards he became a merchant, first in Brownville, later in Dexter.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1867-1868.
In April 1868, he was appointed as Auditor of the Canal Department.
Membership
He was Postmaster of Dexter from 1849 to 1853. Supervisor of the Town of Brownville and President of the Village of Dexter in 1856 and 1857. And a member of the New York State Senate (18th Doctorate) from 1860 to 1865, sitting in the 83rd, 84th, 85th, 86th, 87th and 88th New York State Legislatures.
