Terms of Service

• Senate, 53rd ^{(1) (4)} Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 9/25/1954
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 52nd & 51st Legislatures
  1/11/1949 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 50th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  9/20/1947 - 1/11/1949
  Democrat
  
• House, 50th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/14/1947 - 6/15/1947
  Democrat
  
• House, 49th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  3/9/1945 - 1/14/1947
  Democrat
  
• House, 48th Legislature
  1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
  Democrat
  
• House, 47th Legislature
  1/14/1941 - 1/12/1943
  Democrat
  
• House, 46th Legislature
  1/10/1939 - 1/14/1941
  Democrat
  
• House, 45th Legislature
  1/12/1937 - 1/10/1939
  Democrat
  

(1) William S. Fly, in special election 11/2/1954, succeeded to unexpired term of John J. Bell, resigned 9/25/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) In Senate, John J. Bell, in special election 8/23/1947, sworn 9/20/1947, succeeded to unexpired term of Fred Mauritz, died 5/24/1947. In House, Tom Cheatham, in special election 11/8/1947, succeeded John J. Bell, resigned 6/15/1947. Cheatham's first session was 51st Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Bell was sworn 3/9/1945. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 58. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 278. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 128. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 69. Resolutions - Memorial .
• "He was a veteran of World War II, having waived his legislative immunity to enter the Army as a private." 58th Legislature, R.S., SR 69. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John J. Bell, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• BELL, John Junior (1910-1963). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
• United States Army, Private, World War II. "BELL, John Junior, . . . during the Second World War served as a private in the United States Army from May 1944 to March 1945 . . . " Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
• Memorial, March 1963, p. 265. Texas Bar Journal .
• United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Aeronautics  
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Game and Fish  
• Judicial Districts  
• Labor (Vice Chair) 
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Public Lands and Land Office  
• State Affairs  
• State Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Water Resources  
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Civil Jurisprudence  
• Commerce and Manufacturing  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Educational Affairs  
• Game and Fish  
• Judicial Districts (Chair) 
• Labor  
• Military and Veterans' Affairs  
• Privileges and Elections (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair) 
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Counties and County Boundaries  
• Engrossed Bills  
• Enrolled Bills  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Labor (Vice Chair) 
• Military Affairs  
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Public Debts, Claims, and Accounts  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Veterans' Affairs  
• Water Code  
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
• 50th R.S. - 1947
• Claims and Accounts  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Labor  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Aeronautics  
• Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Military Affairs  
• 48th R.S. - 1943
• Appropriations  
• Banks and Banking  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• 47th R.S. - 1941
• Banks and Banking  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Liquor Traffic (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 46th R.S. - 1939
• Liquor Traffic (Chair) 
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Public Health  
• State Affairs  
• 45th R.S. - 1937
• Crude Oil Prices, Special  
• Judiciary  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Rules (Vice Chair)