Samuel Newell Bell

Samuel Newell Bell (March 25, 1829 - February 8, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, grandson of Samuel Bell and nephew of James Bell.

Born in Chester, New Hampshire, Bell attended school in Francestown, New Hampshire, and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1847. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1849, and commenced practice in Meredith, New Hampshire.

Bell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877), but was not a candidate for reelection in 1876.

In his post-congressional career, Bell resumed the practice of law in Meredith. He was also interested in large real estate holdings. He served as president of several railroads and vice president of the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. He was appointed chief justice of the superior court of New Hampshire, but declined to accept. He retired from public life and died while on a visit in North Woodstock, February 8, 1889. He was interred in Valley Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire.

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