William Bell, Jr. [SEP] place of birth
William Bell Jr.
William Bell Jr. (August 23, 1828 – July 16, 1902) was a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who held many local offices, served in the Ohio House of Representatives, and was Ohio Secretary of State 1875-1877.
Biography.
William Bell Jr. was born in Utica, Licking County, Ohio in 1828. He attended the common schools and the Martinsburg Academy. He was elected Licking County Sheriff in 1852 and served two years. He was appointed postmaster of Newark
, in Cedar City, Utah. Dr. A. C. Johnson, Dr. T. Donald Bell, William H. Lund, Dr. R. G. Williams, Dr. J. S. Prestwich, Dr. A. L. Graff, S. T. Nelson, and James Hoyle, Jr. all signed as witnesses that they saw the calf in the flesh soon after birth and knew it to be authentic. The calves and original document were donated to the Garth and Jerri Frehner Museum of Natural History on the Southern Utah University campus in Cedar City, Utah, where they are now