William Nathaniel Bell | |
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 Sketch of Bell made in 1890, after his death | |
| Born | March 6, 1817 |
| Died | September 6, 1887 (aged 70) |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Ann Peter (1838–1856) Lucy Gamble Peter (1872–1887) |
William Nathaniel Bell (March 6, 1817 – September 6, 1887[1]), originally from Edwardsville, Illinois[2] and later a resident of Portland, Oregon, was a member of the Denny Party, the first group of Euro-American settlers in what is now Seattle, Washington. He lived in Seattle from 1851 to 1856 and then again from 1870 till his death.
in 1852, Bell was a delegate at the Monticello Convention that produced a petition to US Congress to split the Oregon Territory, creating the Washington Territory, which would later become the state of Washington.[3]
- ^ Junius Rochester, Bell, William Nathaniel (1817–1887), HistoryLink, November 1, 1988. Accessed online August 31, 2008.
- ^ Marilyn McLauchlan, William Nathaniel Bell, site about Monticello Convention Petition Signers. The page is a contribution to that project by a descendant of Bell's. Accessed online August 31, 2008.
- ^ The History of the Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington 1889: Volume I. Portland: North Pacific History Company. 1889.