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Thomas Hamilton Bell

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Thomas Hamilton Bell
Ontario MPP
In office
1929–1934
Preceded byWilliam Edwards
Succeeded byArthur Roebuck
ConstituencyBellwoods
Personal details
Born(1878-11-12)November 12, 1878
Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 14, 1939(1939-03-14) (aged 60)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseCharlotte Wallace
ProfessionBusinessman

Thomas Hamilton Bell (November 12, 1878 – March 14, 1939) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1934 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Bellwoods.

Background

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He was born in Wellington County, the son of James R. Bell and Barbara Finley.[1] Bell was educated in Laurel, Toronto, Orangeville and London. In 1901, he married Charlotte Wallace. Bell was general manager and secretary-treasurer for an insurance company.[1] He died of a hemorrhage in Toronto in 1939.[2]

Politics

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Bell ran in the 1929 provincial election as the Conservative candidate in the Toronto riding of Bellwoods. He defeated Liberal candidate George Watson by 3,749 votes.[3] He sat as a backbench supporter in the government of Howard Ferguson. In the 1934 election he was defeated by Liberal candidate Arthur Roebuck by 3,973 votes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, A L (1931). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931.
  2. ^ "Thomas H. Bell, former M.L.A. is dead at 60". The Globe and Mail. March 15, 1939. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Provincial Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. October 31, 1929. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. June 21, 1934. p. 3.
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