Hiram Bell

Whig Representative of Ohio's 3rd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

April 22, 1808 (47 years old)

Birthday

December 21, 1855

Death

American politician who served as a U.S. Representative.
Represented Ohio’s Third Congressional District.
Born in Vermont and later moved to Ohio.
Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829.
Elected auditor of Darke County, Ohio, in 1829 and 1834.
Served three terms in the Ohio House of Representatives in the late 1830s and early 1840s.
Elected to Congress in 1850 as a member of the Whig Party.
Did not seek re-election after redistricting in 1852.
Practiced law in Greenville, Ohio, until his death at age 47.
Interred in Greenville Cemetery.