Peter Hansborough Bell
American military officer and politician who served as the third Governor of Texas
About Peter Hansborough Bell
Lived 1810 – 1898 (aged 87). Peter Hansborough Bell was an American politician.
Peter Hansborough Bell (May 11, 1810 March 8, 1898) was an American military officer and politician who served as the third governor of Texas from 1849 to 1853. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district from 1853 to 1857.
Bell County in east central Texas is named after him.
Background Bell was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on May 11, 1810. After the Texas Legislature learned this, they awarded the former governor an annual pension of US$150 and . in the Fishing Creek Township of Granville County NC, which would later be known as Bryan's Hill (located on Jefferson Davis Highway between Oxford and Creedmoor NC). Bell died in Littleton on March 8, 1898, at the age of 87. His body was reburied with honors in Austin, Texas, in 1929.
Bell County, Texas is named after him.
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American military officer and politician who served as the third Governor of Texas (1810-1898)
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Peter Hansborough Bell was born on 11 May 1810 in Culpeper County.
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Peter Hansborough Bell died on 8 March 1898 in Littleton.
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