Charles Henry Bell
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| United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
| In office March 13, 1879 – June 18, 1879 | |
| Appointed by | Benjamin F. Prescott |
| Preceded by | Bainbridge Wadleigh |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Blair |
| 38th Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office June 2, 1881 – June 7, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Head |
| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Hale |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1864–1864 | |
| Preceded by | Onslow Stearns[1] |
| Succeeded by | Ezekiel A. Straw[1] |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1860[2]–1860[2] | |
| Preceded by | Napoleon B. Bryant[2] |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Rollins[2] |
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| Born | November 18, 1823 Chester, New Hampshire |
| Died | November 11, 1893(1893-11-11) (aged 69) Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Resting place | Exeter Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Almira Gilman, Helen A. (Williams) |
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Charles Henry Bell (November 18, 1823 – November 11, 1893) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Exeter, New Hampshire. Bell served New Hampshire in both the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the New Hampshire Senate, as a U.S. Senator, and as the 38th governor of New Hampshire.
Bell was born on November 18, 1823, in Chester, New Hampshire.
Charles was one of the ten children of Governor John Bell. He was also the nephew of Samuel Bell, first cousin of James Bell and the first cousin, once removed of Samuel Newell Bell.
Bell's career in the New Hampshire General Court was notable in that he held two unique offices. In 1860 Bell was the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2] and President of the New Hampshire Senate[1] in 1864.
Bell was the author of an influential early history of Exeter, New Hampshire, as well as a number of other books.[3] His first wife was Sarah Almira Gilman, daughter of Nicholas Gilman; his second wife Helen A. (Williams) daughter of Reuel Williams of Portland, ME, and widow of John Taylor Gilman of Exeter. Both wives were descendants of Edward Gilman Sr., an early Exeter settler who had previously lived in Hingham, Massachusetts, and Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Bell was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1868.[4]
Charles Bell died on November 11, 1893 (one week shy of his 70th birthday) in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is buried at the Exeter Cemetery in that town.[5]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire 1880 |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from New Hampshire 1879 Served alongside: Edward H. Rollins |
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| Preceded by | Governor of New Hampshire 1881–1883 |
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| Preceded by | President of the New Hampshire Senate 1864–1864 |
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| Preceded by | Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1860–1860 |
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