Hiram P. Bell
(January 19, 1827 — August 17, 1907) Hiram Parks Bell was a teacher, lawyer, and politician. Bell was born in Jefferson, Georgia in 1827. He taught school while studying law and was admitted to the bar in 1849. Bell was a member of the secession convention in 1861 and was one of the members that opposed the secession ordinance drafted by the convention. He served in the State Senate in 1861, and resigned at the beginning of the Civil War to enlist in the Confederate Army. He was commissioned captain and later attained the ranks of lieutenant colonel and colonel. Near the end of the war, Bell served in the Second Confederate Congress. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He served a second time in Congress when he was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Benjamin Hill. His service lasted from March 13, 1877 to March 3, 1879. Following his service in Congress, Bell served in the State House of Representatives (1898-1899) and in the State Senate (1900-1901).
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000336]
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Georgia Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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