John Ross Bell

Full Name: John Ross Bell
Date of birth: May 25, 1857
Date of death: April 15, 1927

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	41	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone		Freestone
H	41	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone		Freestone

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

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House District 41
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone

House District 41
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Another Candidate for State Senator: Judge Ross Bell of Fairfield Wants to Succeed Harper," 10/6/1910, p. 1. Judge Ross Bell of Fairfield, Freestone County, was a candidate for State Senator in 1910 to succeed Judge A.J. Harper (Senate District 12). Bell served in the legislature "the past four years, and was not a candidate for reelection in the late primaries." Bryan Eagle.
Biographical sketch, Judge J. Ross Bell, Volume V, pp. 2251-2252. Member of 30th-31st Legislatures from Freestone County, birth date 5/25/1858 in North Carolina, marriage to Bessie Anderson 12/22/1891. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - John Ross Bell, Freestone County, age 42, birth date May 1858 in North Carolina, lawyer, wife Bessie Bell, daughters Gladys and Vivian.
Census of 1910 - J. Ross Bell, Freestone County, age 52, born circa 1858 in North Carolina, lawyer, sife Bessie Bell, daughter Gladys. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
J. Ross Bell, birth date 5/25/1857, death date 4/15/1927, burial in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Freestone County. Includes wedding photograph of Bessie Anderson and J. Ross Bell. Find a Grave.
"Resolutions of Respect," memorial adopted by the Limestone County Bar Association on the death of Judge J. Ross Bell, Judge of the 87th District Court, Limestone County, 5/6/1927, p. 4. Groesbeck Journal.
"J. Ross Bell Laid to Rest at Fairfield," Mexia Weekly Herald, 4/22/1927, p. 3, crediting Gibbs Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
30th Legislature (1907) - J. Ross Bell, postoffice Fairfield, nativity North Carolina, age 48 (born circa 1859), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. J. Ross Bell, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Ross Bell, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Education Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation
31st R.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Education Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries
30th R.S. - 1907 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Education Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation

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