10 Facts About Horace Bell

Horace Bell, was active in the American era of 19th century California, especially in the Los Angeles region.

Horace Bell was a Los Angeles Ranger, filibuster, soldier, lawyer, journalist and newspaper publisher, and author of two Southern California history books.

Horace Bell was born in Indiana on December 11,1830.

Horace Bell was educated in Kentucky and then traveled to Hangtown in August 1850 during the California Gold Rush.

In 1852 Bell came to Los Angeles to visit an uncle, Alexander Bell, who had settled there in 1842 and had become a wealthy and politically influential.

Horace Bell was a founding member of the Los Angeles Rangers, a militia company that pursued outlaws in what was then the most violent and lawless county in America.

Horace Bell returned to Indiana to join as a scout in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Horace Bell became a lawyer and journalist, and as an investor in city land he became prosperous.

Horace Bell was buried in Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Horace Bell, was the author of two books about his life and the times of the early years of the State of California.