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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Bell
(March 16, 1808 - April 2, 1894) was a businessman and political figure
in Canada West. He was born in London, England in 1808, the son of
William Bell, and came to Perth, Upper Canada with his family in 1817.
He worked as a printer at the Brockville Recorder under William Buell.
In 1829, he opened a general store at Carleton Place and, was postmaster
there from 1834 to 1856. He was also later appointed justice of the
peace. In 1842, Bell represented Beckwith Township on the first council
for Bathurst District and he was district warden from 1847 to 1848. In
1850, he served as reeve for Beckwith Township and warden for the United
Counties of Lanark and Renfrew. He represented Lanark County in the
Legislative Assembly from 1848 to 1851 and Lanark North from 1854 to
1864, when he was appointed inspector of canal revenues in the
Department of Finance.
