541 (1876), _portrait_.
BELL, JOHN DAVID (_youngest son of George Joseph Bell, professor of
law at Univ. of Aberdeen_). _b._ 1823 or 1824; barrister M.T. 12
May 1848; practised at Calcutta 1850–58; founder and chairman of
Positive Life Assurance Company 1870; standing counsel to
government of India at Calcutta 1878 to death. _d._ Calcutta 15
Aug. 1880 in 57 year.
BELL, JOHN GRAY (_son of Thomas Bell of Newcastle 1785–1860_). _b._
Newcastle 21 Sep. 1823; a bookseller in London 1848–54 and in
Manchester 1854 to death; published a valuable series of _Tracts
on the topography history and dialects of the counties of Great
Britain_ 1850; author of _A descriptive and critical catalogue of
works illustrated by Thomas and John Bell_ 1851; privately printed
_A genealogical account of the descendants of John of Gaunt_ 1855.
_d._ Manchester 21 Feb. 1866.
BELL, JOHN MONTGOMERIE. _b._ Paisley 1804; advocate in Edinburgh
1825; advocate depute 1847; sheriff of Kincardine 7 May 1851 to
death; author of _Treatise on law of arbitration in Scotland_
1861; _The martyr of liberty, a poem_ 1863. _d._ Linnhouse 16 Oct.
1862.
BELL, JONATHAN ANDERSON (_2 son of James Bell, advocate_). _b._
Glasgow 1809; ed. at Univ. of Edin.; spent some years with Messrs.
Rickman and Hutcheson of Birmingham, architects; an architect in
Edinburgh 1838 to death; sec. to Royal Association for the
promotion of the fine arts in Scotland May 1839 to death; author
of _Poems_. _Privately printed_ 1865. _d._ Edinburgh 28 Feb. 1865.
_Poems by J. A. Bell_ (1865) _v-xi_.
BELL, SIR JOSHUA PETER. _b._ co. Kildare 1826; owner with his father
and brothers of a splendid station called Jimbour near Dalby,
Queensland where they became great wool growers; M.P. for Dalby in
Queensland parliament 1863 to March 1879; colonial treasurer
1871–74; pres. of legislative council March 1879 to death;
K.C.M.G. 24 Nov. 1881. _d._ Brisbane 20 Dec. 1881. _Illust.
sporting and dramatic news xvi_, 405 (1882), _portrait_.
BELL, LADY MARION (_2 dau. of Charles Shaw of Ayr_). _b._ Edinburgh