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Alexander Dunlop Bell (1873–1937) was a businessman who served as the chairman of the
Bell moved to Shanghai in 1907 and joined Barlow and Co, importers. He was manager of the firm until 1930 when he retired from executive duties. He was a member of the board of directors of the Shanghai Gas Company, Shanghai Water Works and Gordon & Co. He was also trustee of the estate of Henry Lester
Bell was a member of the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1924. He was elected Chairman in 1932 and 1933.
Hong Kong Memory entry for Bell
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Bell declaring the Shanghai Museum open to the public in 1933
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
Municipal Council
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from 1932 to 1934.
Life
Bell was born on 14 November 1873 inAngus, Scotland
Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agr ...
. He was the son of Reverend Benjamin Bell and Margaret (Dunlop) Bell. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
, B.A. 1896, M.A. 1900. He married Nora Sunderland in Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
on 24 June 1903.
Bell moved to Shanghai in 1907 and joined Barlow and Co, importers. He was manager of the firm until 1930 when he retired from executive duties. He was a member of the board of directors of the Shanghai Gas Company, Shanghai Water Works and Gordon & Co. He was also trustee of the estate of Henry Lester
Bell was a member of the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1924. He was elected Chairman in 1932 and 1933.
Death
Bell died in March 1937 in Shanghai. With the closing of foreign cemeteries in the 1950s in Shanghai, his body was reinterred at Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong in 1956./ref>
External links
Bell declaring the Shanghai Museum open to the public in 1933
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Alexander Dunlop History of Shanghai Chairmen of the Shanghai Municipal Council 1873 births 1937 deaths