Henry Hesketh Bell
Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell | |
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Preceded by | Sir William Frederick Gowers |
Succeeded by | Cyril Wilson Alexander |
Governor of Northern Nigeria
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In office 1925–1930 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chambéry, Savoie, France | 17 December 1864
Died |
1 August 1952 87) London, United Kingdom | (aged
Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell GCMG (17 December 1864 – 1 August 1952)[1][2] was a British colonial administrator and author.
He began his career in the colonial service in the Bahamas with a minor position but was promoted to Administrator of Dominica within a few years. He was the Commissioner, and Governor of the Uganda Protectorate (1905–1909) where he was hugely successful in eradicating sleeping sickness. Port Bell in Kampala is named in his honour. He was later Governor of Northern Nigeria Protectorate (1909–1912), Governor of the Leeward Islands (1912–1916) and the 21st Governor of Mauritius (1916–1924).[3][4]
Bell authored several books including memoirs, fiction, and colonial history and administration.[3]
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir James Hayes Sadler |
Governor of Uganda 1907–1910 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert James Read |
Preceded by Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott |
Governor of the Leeward Islands 1912–1916 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Marsh Merewether |
Preceded by Sir John Robert Chancellor |
Governor of Mauritius 1916–1924 |
Succeeded by Sir Herbert James Read |
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