Thomas Bell (politician, born 1863)
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Thomas Bell | |
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Member of Parliament for St. John—Albert | |
In office October 1925 – August 1935 | |
Preceded by | John Babington Baxter |
Succeeded by | William Ryan |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint John, New Brunswick | 22 November 1863
Died | 8 December 1945 | (aged 82)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Jane Moore[1] |
Profession | lumber merchant, merchant |
Thomas Bell (22 November 1863 – 8 December 1945) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, becoming a lumber merchant and merchant.
Bell attended school at Saint John, and later became a member of the Military Hospital Commission in World War I.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the St. John—Albert riding in the 1925 general election with fellow Conservative candidate Murray MacLaren. He was re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. After completing the 17th Canadian Parliament, Bell left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1935 election.