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  Bell, John
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AffiliationConstitutional Union  
<-  1855-01-10  
 
NameJohn Bell
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Nashville, Tennessee , United States
EmailNone
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Born February 15, 1797
DiedSeptember 10, 1869 (72 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedChronicler
Sep 05, 2021 09:11am
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InfoJOHN BELL was born on his father's farm near Nashville, Tennessee, on 15 February 1797; graduated from Cumberland College in 1814 at seventeen; was admitted to the bar and began practice in Franklin, Tennessee; was elected to the state legislature before reaching twenty-one; moved to Nashville to continue the practice of law, circa 1819; married Sally Dickinson and, following her death, Jane Yeatman; served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee, 1827-1841; served as Speaker of the House, 1834-1835, defeating James K. Polk who was also a candidate for the office; although originally a member of President Jackson's party and a supporter of administration policies, opposed Jackson's bank policy and selection of Van Buren as a successor; became the leader of the Whig party in Tennessee; served as Secretary of War in the Harrison and Tyler cabinets, 5 March 1841-13 September 1841; presided over the final stages of the Seminole War; returned to private life, 1841-1847; was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1847 and served to 1859; remained a nationally-minded Southerner in the Congress as sectional attitudes sharpened over the slavery issue; was the presidential candidate of the Constitutional Union Party in 1860; at first opposed secession and influenced Tennessee's decision not to secede; after Fort Sumter, supported his state's decision to join the Confederacy; moved to the lower South after Union troops entered Tennessee; returned home after the Civil War; died near Bear Spring Furnace, Stewart County, Tennessee, on 10 September 1869.

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FAMILY
Wife Sally Dickinson Bell 00, 1819- 00, 1832
Wife Jane Erwin Yeatman Bell Nov 00, 1835-Sep 10, 1869
Daughter Sally Dickinson Bell Keeble 0000-

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  11/06/1860 DE US President Lost 24.13% (-21.41%)
  11/06/1860 CA US President Lost 7.60% (-24.72%)
  11/06/1860 CT US President Lost 4.14% (-49.91%)
  11/06/1860 NC US President Lost 46.66% (-3.84%)
  11/06/1860 IA US President Lost 1.37% (-53.52%)
  11/06/1860 AL US President Lost 30.89% (-23.12%)
  11/06/1860 IL US President Lost 1.45% (-49.24%)
  11/06/1860 AR US President Lost 37.05% (-16.01%)
  11/06/1860 IN US President Lost 1.95% (-49.14%)
  11/06/1860 FL US President Lost 36.10% (-26.13%)
  11/06/1860 KY US President Won 45.18% (+8.83%)
  11/06/1860 NH US President Lost 0.62% (-56.27%)
  11/06/1860 MN US President Lost 0.14% (-63.27%)
  11/06/1860 OH US President Lost 2.75% (-49.57%)
  11/06/1860 MA US President Lost 13.16% (-49.63%)
  11/06/1860 OR US President Lost 1.44% (-34.77%)
  11/06/1860 MD US President Lost 45.08% (-0.80%)
  11/06/1860 PA US President Lost 2.68% (-53.58%)
  11/06/1860 ME US President Lost 2.03% (-60.22%)
  11/06/1860 VT US President Lost 4.41% (-71.32%)
  11/06/1860 MI US President Lost 0.27% (-56.91%)
  11/06/1860 VA US President Won 44.63% (+0.09%)
  11/06/1860 MO US President Lost 35.26% (-0.26%)
  11/06/1860 TX US President Lost 24.47% (-51.02%)
  11/06/1860 WI US President Lost 0.11% (-56.48%)
  11/06/1860 US President National Vote Lost 12.62% (-27.26%)
  11/06/1860 MS US President Lost 36.22% (-22.79%)
  11/06/1860 TN US President Won 47.72% (+3.17%)
  05/10/1860 US President - CU Convention Won 40.12% (+20.06%)
  02/25/1856 US President - Amer Convention Lost 1.82% (-63.50%)
  11/03/1852 TN US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/20/1852 US Vice President - W Convention Lost 0.95% (-55.53%)
  11/03/1846 TN US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/05/1841 Secretary of War Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/15/1839 US House Speaker Lost 15.20% (-2.53%)
  08/01/1839 TN - District 07 Won 59.38% (+18.75%)
  09/04/1837 US House Speaker Lost 45.98% (-5.80%)
  08/03/1837 TN - District 07 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/07/1835 US House Speaker Lost 37.33% (-21.33%)
  08/06/1835 TN - District 07 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/02/1834 US House Speaker Won 30.32% (+9.57%)
  12/02/1833 US House Speaker Lost 1.74% (-60.00%)
  08/02/1833 TN - District 07 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/05/1831 TN - District 07 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/07/1829 TN - District 07 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/03/1827 TN - District 07 Won 55.71% (+11.42%)
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