George W. Bell

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George W. Bell
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Arkansas Senate
In office
1891–?
Personal details
EducationLincoln University

George Waltham Bell was an American doctor and state legislator in Arkansas.[1] He was a graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.[2] He served as president of Southland College.[3]

He opposed separate coach laws.[4] J. H. Smith wrote a letter disputing Bell's descriptions of his speech in 1891.[5]

See also[]

  • African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References[]

  1. ^ "George Waltham Bell". badahistory.net.
  2. ^ "Minorities in the Arkansas Senate". Arkansas Senate.
  3. ^ Reserved, The Higher Learning Commission All Rights. "Arkansas African American Legislators, 1868-1893". Magale Library.
  4. ^ Graves, John William (1973). "The Arkansas Separate Coach Law of 1891". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 32 (2): 148–165. doi:10.2307/40030733 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ "March 14, 1891 George W Bell on Oklahoma Arkansas Gazette". March 14, 1891. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.


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