Morley Myers Bell (January 14, 1894 – July 2, 1976) was a lawyer and political figure on

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

. He represented

5th Prince 5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législativ ...

in the

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from 1946 to 1947 and from 1956 to 1959 as a

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. He was born in Tryon,

, the son of Donald Bell and Eva Myers, and was educated at

Prince of Wales College Prince of Wales College (PWC) is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island. PWC traces its his ...

. Bell served overseas during

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. He articled with his uncle

John Howatt Bell John Howatt Bell (December 13, 1846 – January 29, 1929) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of Prince Edward Island. Bell was born in Cape Traverse, the son of Walter Bell and Elizabeth Howatt. He was educated at ...

and was called to the bar in 1918. In 1922, he married Flora Robinson. He served on the town council for Summerside from 1940 to 1943. Bell was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1946 by-election held after Ernest Strong ran for a federal seat. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1959. He served as a member of the board for Prince County Hospital for over 45 years. Bell retired from the practice of law in 1973 and died three years later in Summerside at the age of 82.

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* Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 1894 births 1976 deaths Politicians from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island municipal councillors {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub