I don’t have live access to the latest news feeds right now. Based on available public bios and recent summaries, Francis Dillon Bell (often styled Francis Henry Dillon Bell or simply Dillon Bell) is a historic New Zealand figure who lived in the 19th–early 20th centuries and played roles as a politician and lawyer. If you’re seeking the very latest news about him, I can help search for current articles or verify recent updates—would you like me to look up the latest reporting or confirm a specific aspect (e.g., recent exhibitions, legacy pieces, or a memorial event) related to Francis Dillon Bell?
From Auckland Libraries: Portrait of Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell, a New Zealand lawyer and politician who briefly served as the 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 14 to 30 May 1925. He was the first New Zealand-born Prime Minister, holding office in a caretaker capacity following the death of William Massey.
digitalnz.orgWhen negotiations failed Bell had no choice but to take up the post of company resident agent at New Plymouth, where his role was to acquire land as well as distributing that already purchased by Donald McLean. Governor George Grey travelled to New Plymouth to aid negotiations and Bell managed to buy a block of 1500 acres from the Puketapu hapū, which came to be known as the Bell Block, as well as 12,000 acres at Ōmata. In 1849, Bell married Margaret Hort in a civil union. The daughter of a...
terangiaoaonunui.pukeariki.comBELL, SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLONBELL, 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. Source for information on Bell, Sir Francis Henry Dillon: Encyclopaedia Judaica dictionary.
www.encyclopedia.comFrancis Dillon Bell, usually called Dillon, is said to have been born in France on 8 October 1822. His father, Edward Bell, was a merchant and the British consul at Bordeaux. His mother, Frances, was the daughter of an Anglican clergyman, the Reverend J. Matthews. Dillon Bell was tutored at home in Latin, Greek, German, painting and music, and grew up speaking French as fluently as English. However, by the time he was 14 his family was in financial difficulties and he had no chance of further...
teara.govt.nzFrancis Henry Dillon Bell, known to his friends and family as Harry, was born at Nelson, New Zealand, on 31 March 1851, the eldest son of the former New Zealand Company agent Francis Dillon Bell and his wife, Margaret Hort. Bell was educated at the Church of England Grammar School in Auckland and the High School of Otago (later Otago Boys' High School), Dunedin, where he was head boy and dux.
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