Theodore Arlington Bell (July 25, 1872 – September 4, 1922) was a Democrat

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ic politician from California

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Biography

Born in Vallejo

Vallejo, California

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, California

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, he began his political career as District Attorney

District attorney

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 of Napa County, California

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 between 1895-1903. He served on the 58th congress from 1903 to 1905 representing the 2nd district. In the 1904 election, he was defeated. He went on to run for governor of California

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 in 1906, 1910, and 1918 but lost all 3 times. He was a delegate to the DNC in 1908 and 1912 and later switched parties to become a Republican

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 in 1921. He was killed a year later in a car crash in Marin County, California

Marin County, California

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