Thomas Hamilton Bell

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.

Thomas Hamilton Bell
Ontario MPP
In office 1929–1934
Preceded by	William Edwards
Succeeded by	Arthur Roebuck
Constituency	Bellwoods
Personal details
Born	(1878-11-12)November 12, 1878 Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 14, 1939(1939-03-14) (aged 60) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Charlotte Wallace
Profession	Businessman

Background

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

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]