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Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell

prime minister of New Zealand
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March 31, 1851, Nelson, N.Z.
Died:
March 13, 1936, Lowry Bay, near Wellington (aged 84)

Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell (born March 31, 1851, Nelson, N.Z.—died March 13, 1936, Lowry Bay, near Wellington) was a New Zealand lawyer and statesman who had a leading role in the Cabinets of Prime Minister William Ferguson Massey (1912–25). He himself also served for a short time as prime minister of New Zealand (1925). Bell was initially a successful lawyer, and upon entering politics he served three terms as mayor of Wellington, N.Z. During a term in the House of Representatives (1893–96), he formed a close attachment with W.F. Massey. When Massey became prime minister as head of the ...(100 of 168 words)

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