Clarence D Bell

Early Life:

Clarence D. Bell (R), born in 1914, in Upland, son of Samuel and Belle; Ferndale High School, 1933; Swarthmore College (B.A.), 1935; Harvard Law School (LL.B.), 1938, (J.D.), 1970; married Mary Isabel James; 2 children.

Early Career:

U.S. Army Command & General Staff College; major general, Pennsylvania National Guard (retired); served 38 years active Army, National Guard, Army Reserve; 62 months active duty WWII; attorney; admission to practice, Delaware County, state, federal court system; member, Masonic bodies, 33rd degree Mason.

Awards:

Department of Veteran Affairs, Jewish War Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, B’nai B’rith, Legion of Merit, U.S. Army, Pennsylvania Distinguished Service Medal (2).

Pennsylvania Politics:

Pa. House of Representatives 1955-60; elected to Pa. Senate 1960; chair, Consumer Protection & Professional licensure Committee, Legislative Budget and Finance Committee; vice-chair, Appropriations Committee; member, Military & Veterans Affairs, Rules & Executive Nominations, State Government, Transportation Commission; served until his death on July 26, 2002.

Pa. House of Representatives Biography 

Cited: Pennsylvania Manual, Biographies of Members of the Senate, pg. 3-12; Volume 114, December, 1999.