George C. Shell was a lawyer and politician in Arkansas. He served in the

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. He was a Democrat and represented Desha and

Chicot Chicot (c. 1540–1591), real name Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais, was the jester of King Henry III of France and later Henry IV. He spoke with the king without formalities. Biography Chicot was born in Gascony in 1540. He had a strong military backgr ...

counties. His post office was in Lake Village. He graduated from the

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with a

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degree in 1882. He edited the ''Chicot Press'' newspaper. He was recommended by the district bar, August 1893, to replace judge Carroll D. Wood as judge for the tenth judicial district while elections for a successor were completed. He was elected to the

in 1895 replacing

George W. Bell George Waltham Bell was an American doctor who served in the Arkansas Senate from 1891 to 1895. He was a graduate of Lincoln University (Pennsylvania), Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He served as president of Southland College (Arkansas), S ...

, an African American. He served in the 30th and 31st general assemblies, the first in 1895 and the second in 1897.

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