William Bell (died ca. 1668) was an English apothecary and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Bell was an apothecary of Westminster and an early member of the

Society of Apothecaries The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is one of the livery companies of the City of London. It is one of the largest livery companies (with over 1,600 members in 2012) and ranks 58th in their order of precedence. The society is a m ...

. He was a church warden of St Margaret's Westminster from 1628 to 1630 and later a vestryman. In April 1640, Bell was elected Member of Parliament for Westminster in the

Short Parliament The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that was summoned by King Charles I of England on the 20th of February 1640 and sat from 13th of April to the 5th of May 1640. It was so called because of its short life of only three weeks. Aft ...

. He was re-elected MP for Westminster in November 1640 for the Long Parliament and sat until he was excluded under Pride's Purge in 1648. Bell was elected alderman for Farringdon Without ward on 12 October 1652 and remained for a year. 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1651-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 75-119. Date accessed: 26 July 2011
/ref> Bell made a will on 28 June 1664, which was proved on 23 June 1668.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, William Year of birth missing 1668 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 English apothecaries