John Charles Bell
In The Sketch, 9 October 1901
Lord Mayor of London
In office
1907–1908
Sheriff of the City of London
In office
October 1901 – September 1902
Personal details
Born(1843-09-04)4 September 1843
Died2 February 1924(1924-02-02) (aged 80)
Stoke Poges, England
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Sir John Charles Bell, 1st Baronet (1843–1924) was a British businessman and Lord Mayor of London from 1907 to 1908.

Biography

John Charles Bell was born on 4 September 1843.[1] He was elected a Sheriff of the City of London in 1901 (serving October 1901 to September 1902), together with Horace Brooks Marshall.[2] He was Sheriff during the coronation year 1902, and was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours,[3] receiving the accolade from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October that year.[4] During his year as Sheriff, he also accompanied the Lord Mayor (Sir Joseph Dimsdale) on official visits to the English cities of Wolverhampton (July 1902),[5] Bath and Exeter (September 1902).[6]

Five years later, he was elected Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1907 (serving November 1907 to November 1908). For his service as Lord Mayor he was customary created a Baronet, of Framewood in the Parish of Stoke Poges in the County of Buckingham, on 18 July 1908.[7] The title became extinct on his death, which took place at his home in Stoke Poges on 2 February 1924.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1910). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. p. 205. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "The City Shrievalty". The Times. No. 36885. London. 29 September 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ↑ "No. 27494". The London Gazette. 11 November 1902. p. 7165.
  5. ↑ "The Lord Mayor at Wolverhampton". The Times. No. 36833. London. 30 July 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ↑ "The Lord Mayor at Bath". The Times. No. 36870. London. 11 September 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ "No. 28158". The London Gazette. 14 July 1908. p. 5133.
  8. ↑ "Death of Sir John C. Bell, Bt". Middlesex Advertiser and County Gazette. 8 February 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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