Charles Keith Bell

Full Name: Charles Keith Bell
Date of birth: April 18, 1853
Date of death: April 22, 1913

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	23	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	19th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾	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 - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 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.

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Senate District 23
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 19th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hamilton / Hamilton
Counties in district: Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas

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Biographical Sketches

BELL, Charles Keith (1853-1913). Representative, TX. Born 4/18/1853, died 4/21/1913. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
BELL, CHARLES KEITH (1853-1913). Birth date 4/18/1853, death date 4/23/1913. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, C.K. Bell, pp. 75-76. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, C.K. Bell, pp. 63-64. Born 4/8/1853 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Charles K. Bell, p. 24. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Chas. Keith Bell, birthplace Tennessee; death date 4/22/1913 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Charles Keith Bell (1853-1913), portrait, burial 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.

Photographs

Photograph. C.K. Bell, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.K. Bell, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles K. Bell, Texas Jurists Collection

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.

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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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