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John Bell
American lawyer and politician (1796–1869).
Wikipedia | John Bell (Tennessee Politician)
Statements about
John Bell
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Nashville
Place of Death
Stewart County
Country of Citizenship
United States
Occupation
Politician
Lawyer
Position Held
11 items
Member of the United States House of Representatives
(3/4/1827 - 3/4/1841)
Replaces
:
Sam Houston
Replaced By
:
Robert L. Caruthers
Series Ordinal
:
7
Start Time
:
3/4/1827
End Time
:
3/4/1841
Member of the State Senate of Tennessee
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
United States Secretary of War
(3/5/1841 - 9/11/1841)
Replaces
:
Joel Roberts Poinsett
Replaced By
:
John C. Spencer
Series Ordinal
:
16
Start Time
:
3/5/1841
End Time
:
9/11/1841
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
(6/2/1834 - 3/4/1835)
Replaces
:
Andrew Stevenson
Replaced By
:
James K. Polk
Series Ordinal
:
12
Start Time
:
6/2/1834
End Time
:
3/4/1835
United States Senator
(11/22/1847 - 3/4/1849)
Replaces
:
Spencer Jarnagin
Parliamentary Term
:
30th United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Tennessee Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Whig Party
Start Time
:
11/22/1847
End Time
:
3/4/1849
United States Senator
(3/4/1849 - 3/4/1851)
Parliamentary Term
:
31st United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Tennessee Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Whig Party
Start Time
:
3/4/1849
End Time
:
3/4/1851
United States Senator
(3/4/1851 - 3/4/1853)
Parliamentary Term
:
32nd United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Tennessee Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Whig Party
Start Time
:
3/4/1851
End Time
:
3/4/1853
United States Senator
(3/4/1853 - 3/4/1855)
Parliamentary Term
:
33rd United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Tennessee Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Whig Party
Start Time
:
3/4/1853
End Time
:
3/4/1855
United States Senator
(3/4/1855 - 3/4/1857)
Parliamentary Term
:
34th United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Tennessee Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Opposition Party
Start Time
:
3/4/1855
End Time
:
3/4/1857
United States Senator
(3/4/1857 - 3/4/1859)
Replaced By
:
Alfred O. P. Nicholson
Parliamentary Term
:
35th United States Congress
Electoral District
:
Tennessee Class 2 Senate Seat
Parliamentary Group
:
Know Nothing Party
Start Time
:
3/4/1857
End Time
:
3/4/1859
Date of Birth
2/18/1796
Date of Death
9/10/1869
Member of Political Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Democratic Party
Whig Party
Educated At
University of Nashville
Cumberland University
Instance Of
Human
Given Name
John
Image
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Family Name
Bell
Name in Native Language
John Bell
Work Location
Washington, D.C.
Different From
John Bell
Described by Source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Bell, John
Child
Sarah "Sallie" Keeble
Place of Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
External Pages About John Bell
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
U.S. National Archives
Google Arts & Culture Entity
Wikidata
