Henry Hesketh Bell
Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell, GCMG (1864 – 1952) was a British colonial administrator and author.
He began his career in the colonial service in the Bahamas with a minor position but was promoted to Administrator of Dominica within a few years. He was the Commissioner, and later the first Governor of the Uganda Protectorate (1905 – 1909) where he was hugely successful in eradicating sleeping sickness. Port Bell in Kampala is named in his honour. He was later Governor of Northern Nigeria Protectorate (1909 – 1912), Governor of the Leeward Islands (1912 – 1916) and the 21st Governor of Mauritius (1916 – 1924).[1][2]
Bell authored several books including memoirs, fiction, and colonial history and administration.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Sir Henry Hesketh Bell Collection". Janus. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ World Statesmen.org, Mauritius
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