BELL, SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLON
- BELL, SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLON
- BELL, SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLON (1851–1936). New Zealand
politician and prime minister. Francis ("Harry") Bell was the son of a
Protestant father and a Jewish mother, Margaret Hort. His Jewish
background was well known in his lifetime. Born in Nelson, New Zealand,
Bell was educated at Cambridge University and became a barrister in
London until 1875, when he returned to Wellington, New Zealand, to
practice law. After an extremely successful legal career, he entered
politics and served as mayor of Wellington three times. In 1893 he was
elected to the New Zealand parliament, serving until 1896, when he
resumed his legal career. In 1912 Bell was appointed to the Legislative
Council, New Zealand's upper house, serving until his death. A forceful
and well-respected politician, he held numerous government posts and
served as acting prime minister several times before becoming New
Zealand's prime minister for two weeks in May 1925 following the death
of Prime Minister William Massey. Bell was New Zealand's first
native-born prime minister and the second Jew, after julius vogel
, to hold the office. Bell received a knighthood in 1915. Originally a
radical, he later described himself as a "Tory socialist."
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
W.J. Gardiner, "Bell, Francis Henry Dillon," in: The Dictionary of
New Zealand Biography (2003; online update).
(William D. Rubinstein (2nd ed.)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
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