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Theodore A. Bell

Democratic

Picture of Theodore A. Bell
CA Blue Book (19??)
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1902 Democratic CD-02 21536 Win
11-08-1904 Democratic CD-02 21640 Loss
11-06-1906 Democratic Governor 117645 Loss
11-08-1910 Democratic Governor 154835 Loss
11-05-1918 Independent Governor 251189 Loss
Website: bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000347
 

Candidate Biography:

Theodore Arlington Bell
Born: July 25, 1872 in Vallejo, CA
Died: September 4, 1922 near San Rafael, CA

1894-1902: District Attorney, Napa County
1908: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1912: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

  • Bell was killed in a car accident when his car accidentally drove off a 40-foot embankment.

Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]
Source: Obituary, Vancouver Sun (9/6/1922), p. 5