George Waltham Bell was an American doctor who served in the Arkansas Senate from 1891 to 1895.[2] He was a graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.[3] He served as president of Southland College.[4]
George W. Bell | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office January 12, 1891 – January 14, 1895[1] | |
| Preceded by | W. H. Logan |
| Succeeded by | George C. Shell |
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| Born | Ethiopia |
| Education | Lincoln University |
Bell was elected to the Arkansas Senate and served representing the 15th District (Desha and Chicot County, Arkansas Chicot counties) in the 28th Arkansas General Assembly and the 29th Arkansas General Assembly.[3] While in office, he opposed separate coach laws.[5] J. H. Smith wrote a letter disputing Bell's descriptions of his speech in 1891.[6]
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- ^ Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 250–255. OCLC 40157815.
- ^ "George Waltham Bell". badahistory.net.
- ^ a b "Minorities in the Arkansas Senate". Arkansas Senate.
- ^ Reserved, The Higher Learning Commission All Rights. "Arkansas African American Legislators, 1868-1893". Magale Library.
- ^ Graves, John William (1973). "The Arkansas Separate Coach Law of 1891". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 32 (2): 148–165. doi:10.2307/40030733. JSTOR 40030733 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "March 14, 1891 George W Bell on Oklahoma Arkansas Gazette". Daily Arkansas Gazette. March 14, 1891. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
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