Archibald Bell
British soldier, magistrate and politician in colonial New South Wales
About Archibald Bell
Lived 1773 – 1837 (aged 63–64). Archibald Bell was a British politician, soldier and magistrate.
Archibald Bell (January 1773 – 23 April 1837) was an English-born Australian politician.
Archibald Bell was born in January 1773 at Cheshunt in Hertfordshire to the Nonconformist minister Archibald Bell. He married Maria Kitching in 1794; they had ten children. He was a schoolmaster for a time and in 1806 enlisted in the New South Wales Corps, arriving in Sydney with his family in July 1807 aboard the Young William. In New South Wales he was a magistrate and lieutenant, and settled near Richmond. From 1832 to 1837 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. One of his sons, Archibald, was also a New South Wales politician.
Archibald Bell Snr. died at Richmond on 23 April 1837.
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Who was Archibald Bell?
British soldier, magistrate and politician in colonial New South Wales (1773-1837)
When was Archibald Bell born?
Archibald Bell was born in 1773 in Cheshunt.
When did Archibald Bell die?
Archibald Bell died in 1837 in Richmond.
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Archibald Bell was a politician, soldier and magistrate.
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Archibald Bell was British.
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