Thomas Miller Bell

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Thomas Miller Bell B.C.L.
Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. John—Albert
Preceded by	Daniel Aloysius Riley
Member of Parliament for Saint John—Lancaster
Succeeded by	Mike Landers
Born	January 11, 1923 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	November 12, 1996
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party
Occupation	barrister lawyer
Website	Parliament of Canada biography

Thomas Miller Bell (born January 11, 1923 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada-died November 12, 1996) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and barrister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of St. John—Albert in 1953. He became Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Commerce in 1957. This position was succeeded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada for which he served three terms. He became the Chief Opposition Whip in 1968 until 1973 followed by Opposition House Leader of the Progressive Conservatives. He was also a member of the Standing Joint Committee on the Parliamentary Restaurant for two terms. He was defeated in 1974, after serving two terms for Saint John—Lancaster. Prior to his federal political experience, he served in the Merchant Navy during World War 2. His grandfather, Thomas Bell, also was a Member of Parliament.