Samuel Bell (fl. 1850s) was a California political figure from Mariposa County. He served as a Democrat in the California State Assembly in 1853 and was Controller of California from 1854 to 1856.
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| Preceded by Samuel A. Merritt, Thomas E. Ridley |
California State Assemblyman, 10th District 1853-1854 (with Philemon T. Herbert) |
Succeeded by George N. Cornwall, Humphrey Griffith, Bernard C. Whitman |
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| Name | Bell, Samuel |
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| Short description | American politician |
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Famous quotes containing the words samuel and/or bell:
“appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 8:5.
Leaders of ancient Israel asking the last of the judges, Samuel, to appoint a king.
“I go, and it is done; the bell invites me.
Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven, or to hell.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)