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James Martin Bell

Anti-Jacksonian Representative of Ohio's 11th district

  • Representative

    Ohio, district 11

    December 2, 1833 - March 3, 1835

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

October 16, 1796 (52 years old)

Birthday

April 4, 1849

Death

  • American lawyer and politician.
  • Served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1835.
  • Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and attended public schools.
  • Studied law in Steubenville, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1817.
  • Commenced legal practice in Cambridge, Ohio.
  • Held the position of major general in the Ohio Militia.
  • Served as prosecuting attorney for Guernsey County from 1818 to 1832.
  • Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives from 1826 to 1831, serving as speaker in 1830 and 1831.
  • Served as master commissioner and justice of the peace in 1830.
  • Elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress.
  • Unsuccessful in reelection bid for the Twenty-fourth Congress in 1834.
  • Resumed legal practice after Congress and served as mayor of Cambridge from 1838 to 1840.
  • Died in Cambridge, Ohio, and was interred in Founders’ Burial Ground.