Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 12/25/1844
City:
County: Penobscot County, ME
Country: US
Death
Date: 4/19/1898
City: Cheboygan, MI
County: Cheboygan County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 4/22/1898
City: Cheboygan, MI
County: Cheboygan County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Pine Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Lydia Sampson Glidden.; children: Annie May, Amy M. and George Blaine
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion:
Military Service: United States Navy
Occupation: teacher, lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
district schools, received an academic education.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Joel or Jack P. and Susan F (Robinson) Bell. Moved to Dover, ME about 1845. He assisted his father on the farm until age 17. He started teaching during the winter at 17. He read law in the office of Plaisted & Clark, Bangor, A.G. Lebroke, Foxcroft, Maine and was admitted to the Maine bar in 1868. He moved to Cheboygan, MI in 1869. He served as probate judge for Cheboygan County for 6 years, he was circuit court commissioner and held several minor township and village offices.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Canals and River and Harbor Improvements, Judiciary , Expiring Laws, Immigration
City of Residence: Cheboygan
County of Residence Cheboygan
District Description: Counties of Wexford, Missaukee, Kalkaska, Grand
Traverse, Benzie, Leelanaw, Crawford, Otsego, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Manitou and Cheboygan
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
Manual 1879 p.92, 529; USCen 1880; SeekMI; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; MIBiog: 1:73;
