In May 1902 he was elected Town Clerk of the City of London from a large number of candidates.[1] In this role he was chief executive of the Corporation of London. Bell conducted the Corporation's business rapidly and efficiently and did not expect his instructions to be debated by his subordinates. Nevertheless, he was highly respected by his staff, by the members of the Corporation, and by the businessmen of the City. He retired in 1935, having been persuaded not to by the Corporation every year since 1931.
james, bell, town, clerk, james, bell, march, 1866, september, 1937, english, solicitor, served, town, clerk, london, years, bell, born, preston, doctor, educated, preston, grammar, school, university, college, school, london, admitted, solicitor, 1888, 1891, . Sir James Bell CVO 26 March 1866 1 September 1937 was an English solicitor who served as Town Clerk of London for 33 years Bell was born in Preston the son of a doctor and was educated at Preston Grammar School and University College School in London He was admitted a solicitor in 1888 In 1891 he was appointed Assistant Town Clerk of Birmingham and in 1894 he became Town Clerk of Leicester In May 1902 he was elected Town Clerk of the City of London from a large number of candidates 1 In this role he was chief executive of the Corporation of London Bell conducted the Corporation s business rapidly and efficiently and did not expect his instructions to be debated by his subordinates Nevertheless he was highly respected by his staff by the members of the Corporation and by the businessmen of the City He retired in 1935 having been persuaded not to by the Corporation every year since 1931 Bell was knighted in 1911 and appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO in the 1920 New Year Honours 2 Footnotes edit Election of Town Clerk of the City The Times No 36757 London 2 May 1902 p 10 No 31712 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1919 p 6 References editObituary The Times 2 September 1937 Civic offices Preceded bySir John Monckton Town Clerk of London1902 1935 Succeeded byAlfred Roach Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Bell town clerk amp oldid 1089445604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
