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Charles Keith Bell Full Name: Charles Keith Bell Date of birth: April 18, 1853 Date of death: April 22, 1913 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 23 Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889 20th (1)   19th (2) (3)   Democrat Hamilton / Hamilton   Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas (1) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (2) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885. (3) 19th Legislature - 1/13/1885, p. 1. "Credentials of the new members, excepting Sen. Bell, Harrison, and Pope, were presented...On motion of Sen. Houston of Bexar, the new Senators not holding credentials were also sworn in." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches BELL, Charles Keith (1853-1913). Representative, TX. Born 4/18/1853, died 4/21/1913. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. BELL, CHARLES KEITH (1853-1913). Born 4/18/1853, died 4/23/1913. Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Biographical sketch, pp. 63-64. Born 4/8/1853. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Other Resources Chas. Keith Bell, death date 4/22/1913 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Charles Keith Bell, birth date 4/18/1853, death date 4/23/1913, interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave. Obituary, "Charles K. Bell Dies at Fort Worth Home," 4/23/1913, p. 1. Birth date 4/19/1854, death date 4/22/1913. Galveston Daily News. Portrait. Texas Jurists, 1836 - 1936, 1936. Photographs Photograph. Charles K. Bell, Texas Jurists Collection Photograph. Charles K. Bell, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Charles K. Bell, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2 (Chair)  New Capitol Construction, Examine   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   State Asylum   State University at Austin   19th R.S. - 1885 Capitol Contract   Constitutional Amendments   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   General Land Office (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debt   Public Lands   W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the General Land Office

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