Born in Toronto, the son of John Bell, a building contractor who came from Ireland in 1823. In 1853, Robert Bell married Matilda Clegg. He was chairman of the board of Waterworks Commissioners in Toronto from 1874 to 1877 and also served on the city council from 1860 to 1873. He was deputy Grand Master of the Royal Black chapter of Orangemen of British America in 1875.
CHILDREN:
John Jonathan Bell, 1845–1878
William Alexander Bell, 1857–1909
Joseph Robert Bell, 1864–1918
James Edward Bell, 1866–1904
Annie Matilda Bell, 1867–1941
Alice Jane Bell, 1870–1936
Born in Toronto, the son of John Bell, a building contractor who came from Ireland in 1823. In 1853, Robert Bell married Matilda Clegg. He was chairman of the board of Waterworks Commissioners in Toronto from 1874 to 1877 and also served on the city council from 1860 to 1873. He was deputy Grand Master of the Royal Black chapter of Orangemen of British America in 1875.
CHILDREN:
John Jonathan Bell, 1845–1878
William Alexander Bell, 1857–1909
Joseph Robert Bell, 1864–1918
James Edward Bell, 1866–1904
Annie Matilda Bell, 1867–1941
Alice Jane Bell, 1870–1936
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