John Bell (June 19, 1796 – May 4, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, Bell received a limited education. He moved to Ohio in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Greene County, near Xenia. He moved to Lower Sandusky in 1823 and served as mayor in 1830. He was the probate judge of Sandusky County for several terms. Bell was commissioned a major general in the state militia in 1834 and commanded Ohio forces in the Toledo War the next year.