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Charles W. Bell

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Charles Webster Bell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byCharles H. Randall
Member of the California Senate
from the 36th district
In office
January 7, 1907 – January 6, 1913
Preceded byBenjamin W. Hahn
Succeeded byWilliam J. Carr
Majority Leader of the California State Senate
In office
1911
Personal details
BornJune 11, 1857
Albany, New York
DiedApril 19, 1927(1927-04-19) (aged 69)
Pasadena, California

Charles Webster Bell (June 11, 1857 – April 19, 1927) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1913 to 1915.

Biography

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Born in Albany, New York, Bell attended public schools. He moved to California in 1877 and settled in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, where he engaged in fruit growing and the real estate business. Moreover, he also served as a county clerk of Los Angeles County from 1899 to 1903. He was also a member of the state Senate from 1907 to 1913. In 1911 he was the Majority Leader in the California State Senate. Bell authored SCA 8 in 1911, which gave women the right to vote in California.[1] Bell was elected as a Progressive Republican to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915). However, he lost his re-election campaign to Charles Hiram Randall of the Prohibition Party. Bell was member of the Pasadena Republican Club.

After the end of his political services, Bell resumed his former business pursuits in Pasadena, California and became secretary of the Pasadena Mercantile Finance Corporation.

Personal life

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On April 19, 1927, Bell died in Pasadena, California. Bell is interred in Mountain View Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Charles W. Bell Republican
  2. ^ "Charles W. Bell, U.S. Congress". geni.com. November 24, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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U.S. House of Representatives
New district Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 9th congressional district

1913–1915
Succeeded by

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress