John Bell Jr. (1730–1825) served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1786 to 1790 representing Rockingham County.

[4] They had 10 children; the youngest, Charles Henry Bell, served as governor from 1881 to 1883.

[4] From 1803 to 1804 Bell was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing the 3rd District.

[5] He was also a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from 1817 to 1823, as a Democratic-Republican and the sheriff of Rockingham County from 1823 to 1828.

[2] In 1828 Bell was a National Republican and a supporter of President John Quincy Adams.