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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	23	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	19th (2) (3)   20th (1)	Democrat	Hamilton / Hamilton		Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas

(1) 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).
(2) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(3) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. "Credentials of the new members, excepting Sen. Bell, Harrison, and Pope, were presented . . . On motion of Sen. Houston of Bexar, the new Senators not holding credentials were also sworn in." Senate Journal.

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Biographical Sketches

• BELL, Charles Keith (1853-1913). Representative, TX. Born 4/18/1853, died 4/21/1913. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
• BELL, CHARLES KEITH (1853-1913). Birth date 4/18/1853, death date 4/23/1913. Handbook of Texas Online.
• Biographical sketch, C.K. Bell, pp. 75-76. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
• Biographical sketch, C.K. Bell, pp. 63-64. Born 4/8/1853 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
• Biographical sketch, Charles K. Bell, p. 24. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

• Chas. Keith Bell, death date 4/22/1913 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Charles Keith Bell (1853-1913), portrait, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
• Obituary, "Charles K. Bell Dies at Fort Worth Home," 4/23/1913, p. 1. Birth date 4/19/1854, death date 4/22/1913. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

• Photograph. C.K. Bell, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. C.K. Bell, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Charles K. Bell, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
• 20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2 (Chair)  New Capitol Construction, Examine   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   State Asylum   State University at Austin

19th R.S. - 1885 Capitol Contract   Constitutional Amendments   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   General Land Office (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debt   Public Lands   W.C. Walsh, Commissioner of the General Land Office