John Howatt Bell (original) (raw)

dbo:abstract

John Howatt Bell (December 13, 1846 – January 29, 1929) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of Prince Edward Island. Bell was born in Cape Traverse, the son of Walter Bell and Elizabeth Howatt. He was educated at Prince of Wales College and at Albert College in Belleville. After studying law, he was called to the Ontario bar in 1874 and set up practice in Ottawa, Ontario. He moved to Manitoba, was called to the bar there and set up practice in Emerson. In 1882, he married his first cousin, Helen, the daughter of Cornelius Howatt. He returned to Prince Edward Island, was called to the bar, and set up practice in Summerside. Bell entered politics in 1886 when he was elected to the province's legislative assembly as a Liberal. In 1898 he won a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a supporter of the federal Liberals under Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He lost his seat in 1900 but returned to the provincial assembly in 1915 when he was chosen to lead the Liberal Party and became leader of the opposition. After Bell led the Liberals to power in 1919, he became Premier. His government extended the province's road system and adopted a highway improvement policy funded by a tax that contributed to the government's unpopularity. His administration also extended the voting franchise to women in 1922. Bell's government was ridden with disputes within his cabinet, which harmed the party's unity and popularity and led to his government's electoral defeat in 1923 after a single term in office. Bell retired from politics and died six years later in a car accident in Los Angeles, California. (en)
John Howatt Bell (né le 13 décembre 1846, décédé le 29 janvier 1929) était un homme politique canadien qui fut premier ministre de la province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard de 1919 à 1923. (fr)

dbo:almaMater

dbo:birthDate

1846-12-13 (xsd:date)

dbo:birthPlace

dbr:Cape_Traverse,_Prince_Edward_Island

dbo:deathDate

1929-01-29 (xsd:date)

dbo:deathPlace

dbr:Los_Angeles,_California

dbo:party

dbo:profession

dbr:Politician

dbo:residence

dbr:Summerside,_Prince_Edward_Island

dbo:termPeriod

dbo:thumbnail

wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/John_Howard_Bell.jpg?width=300

dbo:wikiPageExternalLink

http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/bell.php3

dbo:wikiPageID

602896 (xsd:integer)

dbo:wikiPageLength

5400 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)

dbo:wikiPageRevisionID

1054077408 (xsd:integer)

dbo:wikiPageWikiLink

dbp:almaMater

dbp:alongside

dbr:George_Bentley_(politician)

dbp:birthDate

1846-12-13 (xsd:date)

dbp:birthPlace

dbr:Cape_Traverse,_Prince_Edward_Island

dbp:deathDate

1929-01-29 (xsd:date)

dbp:deathPlace

dbr:Los_Angeles,_California

dbp:lieutenantGovernor

dbr:Murdoch_McKinnon

dbp:monarch

dbr:George_V

dbp:name

John Howatt Bell (en)

dbp:nationality

Canadian (en)

dbp:occupation

Teacher and lawyer (en)

dbp:office

Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party (en)
Premier of Prince Edward Island (en)
MLA for 4th Prince (en)
Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Prince (en)

dbp:order

14 (xsd:integer)

dbp:otherparty

dbr:Liberal_Party_of_Canada

dbp:parliament

Canadian (en)

dbp:party

dbr:Prince_Edward_Island_Liberal_Party

dbp:predecessor

dbp:profession

Politician (en)

dbp:residence

dbr:Summerside,_Prince_Edward_Island

dbp:riding

dbr:East_Prince

dbp:spouse

1882 (xsd:integer)
(en)
Helen Howatt (en)

dbp:successor

dbp:termEnd

1893-12-13 (xsd:date)
1898-05-14 (xsd:date)
1900-11-07 (xsd:date)
1923-07-26 (xsd:date)
1923-09-05 (xsd:date)

dbp:termStart

1886-06-30 (xsd:date)
1893-12-13 (xsd:date)
1898-12-14 (xsd:date)
1915-07-13 (xsd:date)
1915-09-16 (xsd:date)
1919-09-09 (xsd:date)

dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate

dcterms:subject

rdf:type

rdfs:comment

John Howatt Bell (né le 13 décembre 1846, décédé le 29 janvier 1929) était un homme politique canadien qui fut premier ministre de la province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard de 1919 à 1923. (fr)
John Howatt Bell (December 13, 1846 – January 29, 1929) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of Prince Edward Island. Bell was born in Cape Traverse, the son of Walter Bell and Elizabeth Howatt. He was educated at Prince of Wales College and at Albert College in Belleville. After studying law, he was called to the Ontario bar in 1874 and set up practice in Ottawa, Ontario. He moved to Manitoba, was called to the bar there and set up practice in Emerson. In 1882, he married his first cousin, Helen, the daughter of Cornelius Howatt. He returned to Prince Edward Island, was called to the bar, and set up practice in Summerside. (en)

rdfs:label