Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: '' photographic portrait '' , by thomas annan - death date: 7 january 1874 - birth date: 5 november 1803 - name: henry glassford bell - image: henry glassford bell2.jpg - birth place: glasgow , lanarkshire - occupation: lawyer , poet and historian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of henry glassford bell .
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henry glassford bell -lrb- 5 november 1803 -- 7 january 1874 -rrb- , a scottish lawyer , poet and historian .