John C. Bell, Jr.
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| John Cromwell Bell, Jr. | |
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| In office January 7, 1947 – January 21, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Martin |
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| Succeeded by | James Henderson Duff |
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| Born | October 25, 1892 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 18, 1974 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician, Judge |
John Cromwell Bell, Jr. (b. October 25, 1892, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. March 18, 1974) was a Pennsylvania politician and judge.
He served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1943-47, and Governor briefly in 1947, succeeding Edward Martin, who had resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate. He was a justice of the Pennsylvania supreme court, 1950-72; chief justice, 1961-72.
He was the older brother of Bert Bell, commissioner of the National Football League.
| Preceded by Samuel S. Lewis |
Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania 1943–1947 |
Succeeded by Daniel B. Strickler |
| Preceded by Edward Martin |
Governor of Pennsylvania 1947 |
Succeeded by James Henderson Duff |
| Governors of Pennsylvania |  |
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| Mifflin • McKean • Snyder • Findlay • Hiester • Shulze • Wolf • Ritner • Porter • Shunk • Johnston • Bigler • Pollock • Packer • Curtin • Geary • Hartranft • Hoyt • Pattison • Beaver • Pattison • Hastings • Stone • Pennypacker • Stuart • Tener • Brumbaugh • Sproul • Pinchot • Fisher • Pinchot • Earle • James • Martin • Bell • Duff • Fine • Leader • Lawrence • Scranton • Shafer • Shapp • Thornburgh • Casey • Ridge • Schweiker • Rendell |
| Lieutenant Governors of Pennsylvania |  |
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| Latta • Stone • Black • Davies • Watres • Lyon • Gobin • Brown • Murphy • Reynolds • McClain • Beidleman • Davis • James • Shannon • Kennedy • Lewis • Bell • Strickler • Wood • Furman • Davis • Shafer • Broderick • Kline • Scranton • Singel • Schweiker • Jubelirer • Knoll |
