Frank Bell (governor)
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Francis Jardine 'Frank' Bell (January 28, 1840–February 13, 1927) was a governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. He was a Republican.
Bell was born in Toronto, Canada, making him Nevada's first foreign born Governor. He came to Nevada in 1858, to supervise the construction of a transcontinental telegraph line though the state. He worked on this project until 1860. Later, Bell became a telegraph operator and was one of operators who telegraphed Nevada's Constitution to Washington D.C. in 1864.
Bell served as Acting Governor when Governor Charles C. Stevenson signed a disability certificate on September 1, 1890. Bell did not seek a full term, serving until the inauguration of Roswell K. Colcord in 1891.
Bell died in Oakland on February 13, 1927, at the home of his daughter.
| Preceded by Charles C. Stevenson |
Governor of Nevada 1890–1891 |
Succeeded by Roswell K. Colcord |
| Governors of Nevada |  |
|---|---|
| Blasdel • Bradley • Kinkead • Adams • Stevenson • Bell • Colcord • Jones • Sadler • Sparks • Dickerson • Oddie • Boyle • Scrugham • Balzar • Griswold • Kirman • Carville • Pittman • Russell • Sawyer • Laxalt • O'Callaghan • List • Bryan • Miller • Guinn • Gibbons |
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