Robert Bell (Toronto politician)
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Robert Bell (after 1827 – after 1883) was an Ontario Orangeman and political figure. He represented Toronto West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1875 to 1883.
He was 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.
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- Member's Parliamentary History, Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1877 CH Mackintosh
- History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario ..., GM Adam (1885)