Joseph M. Bell
Joseph M. Bell | |
|---|---|
| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Zeno Scudder |
| Succeeded by | Marshall Pinckney Wilder |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1848–1849 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1845–1847 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1821, 1828–1830 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21 (or 27), 1787 Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | July 25, 1851 (aged 64) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Olcott Helen Olcott Choate |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
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Joseph M. Bell (March 21, 1787 – July 25, 1851) was a New Hampshire and Massachusetts lawyer, abolitionist, and politician. Bell served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1821 and from 1828 to 1830 and the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847. He served as a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1848 to 1849 and President of the Massachusetts Senate in 1849.