Joseph M. Bell
Appearance
Joseph M. Bell | |
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President of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
In office 1850–1850 | |
Preceded by | Zeno Scudder |
Succeeded by | Marshall Pinckney Wilder |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Suffolk County[1] | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Joseph M. Bell was a Massachusetts lawyer, abolitionist, and politician who served as a member and President of the Massachusetts Senate.[1]
Career
Bell practiced law with his uncle and father in law Rufus Choate.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Calhoun, William (1879). Resolves of the General Court of Massachusetts in the Years 1849; 1851; 1850:. Boston, Massachusetts: Secretary of the Commonwealth. p. 268.
- ^ John R. Vile, ed. (2001), Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Santa Barbara, California: SABC-CLIO, p. 106