Robert Bell (Ottawa politician)
- Robert Bell (Ottawa politician)
Robert Bell (1821-February 25 1873) was a surveyor, journalist and political figure in Canada West.
He was born in Ireland in 1821 and arrived in New York state with his parents . In 1823, they moved to a farm near Kemptville, Upper Canada. He qualified as a land surveyor for the province in 1843. He moved to Bytown, where he began work as a surveyor. He surveyed the Muskoka, Haliburton and Nipissing areas as part of the government's plan to open up these areas for settlement.
In 1849, he purchased the "Bytown Packet" newspaper, renamed the Ottawa Citizen in 1851, from Henry J. Friel and John George Bell. He helped found the Bytown and Prescott Railway and later became president. He served on the town council for Bytown and later represented Russell in the 7th and 8th Parliaments for the Province of Canada.
He died in Hull, Quebec in 1873.
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* [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38945 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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