Joshua Fry Bell
| Joshua Fry Bell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th district | |
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In office March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | George Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Aylette Buckner |
| 32nd Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
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In office July 2, 1849 – March 16, 1850 | |
| Governor | John J. Crittenden |
| Preceded by | Orlando Brown |
| Succeeded by | John William Finnell |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
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In office 1862-1867 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 26, 1811 Danville, Kentucky |
| Died |
August 17, 1870 (aged 58) Danville, Kentucky |
| Political party | Whig |
| Alma mater | Centre College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Joshua Fry Bell (November 26, 1811 – August 17, 1870) was a Kentucky political figure.
Bell was born in Danville, Kentucky, where he attended public schools and then Centre College, where he graduated in 1828. He next studied law in Lexington, Kentucky, and travelled around Europe for several years before returning home and being admitted to the bar.
Bell was elected as a Whig to the 29th Congress in November, 1844. He did not seek reelection and served a single term in the House, March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1847. He was the Kentucky Secretary of State in 1849, and was sent by Kentucky as a commissioner to the Peace Conference held in Washington, D.C. in February 1861 in an unsuccessful last-ditch effort to stave off what became the American Civil War.
Bell served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1862 to 1867. Union Democrats attempted to nominate him for Governor of Kentucky in 1863, but he declined the nomination.
Joshua Fry Bell died in 1870 in Danville at the age of 58. Bell County, Kentucky is named in his honor.[1]
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by George Caldwell |
United States Representative (4th District) from Kentucky 1845-1847 |
Succeeded by Aylette Buckner |
References
- ↑ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. p. 34.
- United States Congress. "Joshua Fry Bell (id: B000343)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Allen, William B. (1872). A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits. Bradley & Gilbert. pp. 280–281. Retrieved 2008-11-10.