Robert Valentine Bell

Full Name: Robert Valentine Bell
Date of birth: August 2, 1846
Date of death: March 20, 1927

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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
H	31	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Gainesville / Cooke		Cooke, Grayson

(1) GAINESVILLE, TX. County seat of Cooke County. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) R.V. Bell, Grayson County on first day of Regular Session. Committee appointments in 20th 1st Called Session, p. 17, list member as "Bell of Cooke." House Journal. 20th 1st C.S. 20th R.S.
(3) Robert V. Bell, Gainesville, Grayson County [sic]. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Robert T. Bell, Gainesville. 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).

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House District 31
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gainesville / Cooke
Counties in district: Cooke, Grayson

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Robert Valentine Bell, p. 108. Born 8/2/1846 in Rhea County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - R.V. Bell, Gainesville, Cooke County, age 32, born circa 1848 in Tennessee, lawyer, single.
Census of 1900 - Robt. V. Bell, Cooke County, age 54, born August 1846 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Callie.
Census of 1910 - Robert V. Bell, Gainesville, Cooke County, age 63, born circa 1847 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Callie P.
Census of 1920 - Robert V. Bell, Gainesville, Cooke County, age 73, born circa 1847 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Callie P. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920
Robert V. Bell, birth date 8/2/1847 in Tennessee; death date 3/20/1927 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas; Past County Judge, Cooke County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
R.V. Bell (1846-1927), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "R.V. Bell, Pioneer Official of Cooke County, Is Dead," Denton Record-Chronicle, 3/22/1927, p. 6, crediting Denton Public Library. Death date Sunday, 3/20/1927. "Bell also served as flotorial representative of Cooke and Grayson Counties and as county judge of his home county." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

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20th R.S. - 1887
County Government and County Finance
Educational Affairs
Insurance, Statistics and History
Judiciary No. 1
Penal Code (Chair)
Privileges and Elections (Chair)
State Schools at Agricultural & Mechanical College and Prairie View Normal School

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