Alexander Bell (Victorian politician)
Alexander Bell (c. 1851 – 27 March 1931) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.
He was born in Fifeshire to miner Alexander Bell and Sophia Williamson. He came to Victoria with his family around 1855. He became a grocer in Ballarat, owning two stores by 1889. On 2 April 1874 he married Jessie Scott, with whom he had nine children. Around 1892 he became an auctioneer and sharebroker, and he served on Ballarat City Council from 1891 to 1899 and from 1910 to 1931, serving twice as mayor (1896–97, 1917–18). In 1917 he won a by-election for Wellington Province in the Victorian Legislative Council, representing the Nationalist Party. He served in the Council until his death in Ballarat in 1931.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Bell, Alexander". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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| Preceded by John McDonald |
Member for Wellington 1917–1931 Served alongside: Frederick Brawn |
Succeeded by Alfred Pittard |
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