Background
Noell, John William was born on February 22, 1816 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States.
Noell, John William was born on February 22, 1816 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States.
Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Noell attended the rural schools.
At the age of seventeen moved to Missouri and settled near Perryville. He engaged in milling and storekeeping. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Perryville, Missouri.
He served as clerk of the circuit court for Perry County in 1841–1850. was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses.
He was reelected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Washington, District of Columbia, March 14, 1863. He was interred in Saint Mary"s Cemetery, Perryville, Missouri.
Member Missouri Senate, 1851-1855. Member United States House
Children include Thomas Estes.