James Martin Bell

James Martin Bell (October 16, 1796 – April 4, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

James Martin Bell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	Humphrey H. Leavitt
Succeeded by	William Kennon, Sr.
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1826-1831
Personal details
Born	October 16, 1796 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	April 4, 1849 (aged 52) Cambridge, Ohio, United States
Resting place	Founders' Burial Ground
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian

Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Bell attended the public schools. He studied law in Steubenville, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1817 and commenced practice in Cambridge, Ohio. He served as major general of the Fifteenth Division, Ohio Militia. He served as prosecuting attorney of Guernsey County 1818–1832. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1826–1831, serving as speaker in 1830 and 1831. He served as master commissioner in 1827. He was in the Justice of the Peace in 1830. County school examiner in 1830.

Bell was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He served as mayor of Cambridge from 1838 to 1840. He died in Cambridge, Ohio, on April 4, 1849. He was interred in Founders' Burial Ground.

Sources

• United States Congress. "James Martin Bell (id: B000338)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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