Lieutenant-Colonel William Cory Heward BellDSODL (25 October 1875 – 6 February 1961)[1] was a British Army officer from Wiltshire who fought in two wars, and then became a Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1923, and then became a local councillor.
Born at Seend in Wiltshire, Bell was the oldest of the four recorded children of William Heward Bell[2] (1849–1927) and Hannah Taylor Cory (1850–1942). His younger brother Clive (1881–1964) was an art critic associated with the Bloomsbury Group.[3] The family was raised at Cleeve House, Seend, between Melksham and Devizes,[3] a "monstrosity"[4] of a house expanded with a fortune made in the family's coal mines in Merthyr Tydfil. William senior was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1912, a director of the Great Western Railway and of Nixon's Navigation Company, and a member of Avon Vale Hunt.[4]
In 1903, Bell married Violet Mary Bowley, the daughter of a Royal Engineers officer.[2] They had two children.[1] In 1932, Bell was living at the Old Rectory, Pewsey, Wiltshire.[11]
^ abcCraig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 496. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
^"Index entry for the death of Bell, William C.H. aged 85 registration district Trowbridge Q1 1961". FreeBMD transcription of birth, marriage and death index for England and Wales. ONS. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Cory Bell
cory, bell, lieutenant, colonel, william, cory, heward, bell, october, 1875, february, 1961, british, army, officer, from, wiltshire, fought, wars, then, became, conservative, party, politician, house, commons, from, 1918, 1923, then, became, local, councillor. Lieutenant Colonel William Cory Heward Bell DSO DL 25 October 1875 6 February 1961 1 was a British Army officer from Wiltshire who fought in two wars and then became a Conservative Party politician He sat in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1923 and then became a local councillor Contents 1 Life 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksLife editBorn at Seend in Wiltshire Bell was the oldest of the four recorded children of William Heward Bell 2 1849 1927 and Hannah Taylor Cory 1850 1942 His younger brother Clive 1881 1964 was an art critic associated with the Bloomsbury Group 3 The family was raised at Cleeve House Seend between Melksham and Devizes 3 a monstrosity 4 of a house expanded with a fortune made in the family s coal mines in Merthyr Tydfil William senior was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1912 a director of the Great Western Railway and of Nixon s Navigation Company and a member of Avon Vale Hunt 4 Bell was educated at Westminster School before training at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1 He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery on 2 November 1895 5 and was promoted to lieutenant on 2 November 1898 6 Attached to the 87th battery Royal Field Artillery RFA he served in the Second Boer War during which he was promoted to captain on 16 November 1901 Following the end of the war he returned to the United Kingdom on the SS Avoca in September 1902 7 and was stationed at Newcastle with the battery as part of the 12th Brigade division RFA He retired from the army in 1911 but rejoined on the outbreak of World War I 1 He served in France where he was mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre 2 Bell was elected at the 1918 general election as the Member of Parliament MP for the Devizes division of Wiltshire 8 9 He was re elected in 1922 10 but at the 1923 election he was defeated by the Liberal Party candidate Eric Macfadyen 9 After his defeat Bell did not stand for Parliament again 9 He became a member of Wiltshire County Council 1 and served as High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1932 11 He became a Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1952 12 and also served as a justice of the peace for Wiltshire 1 Personal life editIn 1903 Bell married Violet Mary Bowley the daughter of a Royal Engineers officer 2 They had two children 1 In 1932 Bell was living at the Old Rectory Pewsey Wiltshire 11 Bell died in Wiltshire on 6 February 1961 13 References edit a b c d e f Lt Col W C H Bell The Times London 8 February 1961 p 17 Retrieved 21 May 2014 a b c Arthur G M Hesilrige ed 1922 Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922 London p 13 Retrieved 21 May 2014 a b History of Cleeve House Archived from the original on 21 April 2019 Retrieved 21 May 2014 a b Susan Sellers ed 2010 The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf Cambridge University Press p 23 ISBN 9780521896948 Retrieved 21 May 2014 No 26679 The London Gazette 12 November 1895 p 6100 Hart s Army list 1903 The Army in South Africa Troops returning home The Times No 36875 London 17 September 1902 p 5 No 31147 The London Gazette 28 January 1919 p 1364 a b c Craig F W S 1983 1969 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3rd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 496 ISBN 0 900178 06 X No 32775 The London Gazette 8 December 1922 p 8711 a b No 33809 The London Gazette 18 March 1932 p 1855 No 39661 The London Gazette 3 October 1952 p 5214 Index entry for the death of Bell William C H aged 85 registration district Trowbridge Q1 1961 FreeBMD transcription of birth marriage and death index for England and Wales ONS Retrieved 7 June 2016 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Cory BellParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byBasil Peto Member of Parliament for Devizes1918 1923 Succeeded byEric Macfadyen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cory Bell amp oldid 1212378889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
