Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	68-5	Jan 10, 1961 - Jul 7, 1961	57th (1)	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	68-5	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	68-5	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	68-5	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	68-4	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	78-4	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	78-4	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	78-4	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	78-4	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar
H	78-4	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bexar

(1) Glenn H. Kothmann, in special election 11/4/1961, took office 11/8/1961, succeeded Marshall O. Bell, died 7/7/1961. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, extending congratulations of members of 54th Legislature to members who have ten years of service in the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 42. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 1. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial, September 1961, p. 905. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

• Marshall Odom Bell, birth date 9/25/1902, death date 7/7/1961. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall O. Bell, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Marshall Bell, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Claims and Accounts   Counties   Federal Relations   Judicial Districts   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

56th R.S. - 1959 Commerce and Manufacturers   Labor   Municipal and Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   State Hospitals and Special Schools   Texas Commission on City and County Governments

55th R.S. - 1957 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Insurance (Chair)  Local and Uncontested Bills   Oil, Gas and Mining   Revenue and Taxation

54th R.S. - 1955 Insurance   Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair)  Oil, Gas, and Mining   Representation Before the Legislature   Revenue and Taxation

53rd R.S. - 1953 Insurance   Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair)  Oil, Gas and Mining   Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)  Rules

52nd R.S. - 1951 Aeronautics   Charges of Waste in Handling College Funds, Investigation, Special   Oil, Gas and Mining   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   Rules

51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Motor Traffic (Vice Chair)  Municipal and Private Corporations   Oil, Gas and Mining

50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics (Chair)  Claims and Accounts   Municipal and Private Corporations   Oil, Gas, and Mining   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Revenue and Taxation

49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics   Constitutional Amendments   Motor Traffic   Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair)  Portraits of Lieutenant Paul Eubanks and Lieutenant Duncan Hughes, Special   State Affairs

48th R.S. - 1943 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Conservation and Reclamation   Game and Fisheries   Motor Transportation (Vice Chair)  Municipal and Private Corporations   Poet Laureate Selection, Special