Thomas M. Bell was a Democratic representative in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1973-1982 (110th-114th General Assemblies). Thomas was born in Cleveland, where his father, James H. Bell, served on the city council for twenty years. He graduated from Glenville High School, married, and had three children (Sean Morgan-Bell, Thomas M., and Sanya Bell-Godbold). In political science, a democrat is an advocate, follower, or proponent of democracy. ... Ohio has a bicameral legislature, the Ohio General Assembly, consisting a House of Representatives and Senate (the Ohio State Senate), based on its constitution of 1851. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Glenville is the name of several places in the United States of America: Glenville, Alabama Glenville, Arkansas Glenville, Connecticut Glenville, Delaware Glenville, Kansas Glenville, Kentucky Glenville, Maryland Glenville, Minnesota Glenville, Mississippi Glenville, Nebraska Glenville, New York (two places): in Schenectady County in Westchester County Glenville, North Carolina Glenville, Pennsylvania Glenville...

Bell was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives while still in his early twenties. He served in the House for ten years, and was known for his independence on issues. He was an advocate for mental health, welfare, and education, all matters of concern to his constituents.

After leaving the legislature in 1982, he lived in Columbus until his father died in 1988. Bell then returned to Cleveland to take over his father’s business, the Metropolitan Security Service. He sold the business and moved back to Columbus in 1991, where he worked in the office of the state auditor until early 1996. 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Note: Ohio Representative Thomas M. Bell should not be confused with Georgia Representative Thomas Montgomery Bell

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