About Nancy Bell
Lived 1924 – 1989 (aged 65). Nancy Bell was a Canadian politician and director.
Ann Elizabeth Haddon "Nancy" Heath Bell (May 26, 1924 – November 29, 1989) was a Canadian senator.
Background She was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1970 and sat as a Liberal representing Nanaimo-Malaspina, British Columbia. Independently minded, she did not believe in party discipline and often voted against legislation proposed by the Liberal government. She was a supporter of the monarchy and opposed the renaming of Dominion Day to Canada Day.
In 1985, Bell left the Liberal Party to sit as an Independent Senator. Bell died of cancer in 1989 at a hospital in Victoria, while still in office.
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Canadian politician
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Nancy Bell was born on 26 May 1924 in Ottawa.
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Nancy Bell died on 29 November 1989.
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Nancy Bell was a politician and director.
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Nancy Bell was Canadian.
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