Background
Bell, Napoleon Arthur was born on June 17, 1927 in Dublin. Son of Arthur Lee and Ethel Lee (Coleman) Bell.
Bell, Napoleon Arthur was born on June 17, 1927 in Dublin. Son of Arthur Lee and Ethel Lee (Coleman) Bell.
Bachelor, Mount Union College, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, Case Western Reserve University, 1954.
Attorney examiner Industrial Commission Ohio, 1955-1958. Partner Bell, White & Ross, Columbus, Ohio, since 1958. Counsel to the governor, since 1988.
Special counsel Ohio Attorney General, 1972-1974. President, chairman Beneficial Acceptance Corporation, chairman board directors Tax Appeals, 1971-1974. Lecturer Seminar on Workers' Compensation, Ohio Legal Center.
Board directors Columbia Gas Ohio.
Member executive committee Franklin County Democrats, 1965, Columbus Traffic and Transportation Commission, 1965, Columbus Urban Renewal Commission, 1968. Committeeman 5th Ward. Chairman Concerned Citizens for Columbus Committee, 1969-1978, Capital District Boy Scouts American, 1974-1978, Ohio United Negro College Fund, 1972, 76, 79.
Board directors Center Ohio Boy Scouts American, Columbus Technology Institute Development Foundation, Inc., 1982-1985, United Way, 1982-1985, Columbus Urban League, treasurer 1965-1966, president 1969-1972. Board trustees Mount Union College, Columbus Technology Institute, 1984-1985. Served with United States Army, 1946-1947.
Member Columbus Bar Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life applicant), Columbus Area Chamber of Chamber (board directors 1970-1973, school issues committee), Blue Key, Kappa Alpha Psi (Man of Year 1964, polemarch 1963-1964, 78-79).
Married Dorothy J. Lyman, May 5, 1956. Children: Kayethel Bell Mason, Napoleon A. World War II.