Henry Hesketh Bell

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Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell GCMG (1864–1952) was a British colonial administrator and author.

He began his career in the colonial service in the Bahamas with a minor position but was promoted to Administrator of Dominica within a few years. He was the Commissioner, and Governor of the Uganda Protectorate (1905–1909) where he was hugely successful in eradicating sleeping sickness. Port Bell in Kampala is named in his honour. He was later Governor of Northern Nigeria Protectorate (1909–1912), Governor of the Leeward Islands (1912–1916) and the 21st Governor of Mauritius (1916–1924).^[1]^[2]

Bell authored several books including memoirs, fiction, and colonial history and administration.^[1]

Government offices
Preceded by Sir James Hayes Sadler	Governor of Uganda 1907–1910	Succeeded by Sir Herbert James Read
Preceded by Sir Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott	Governor of the Leeward Islands 1912–1916	Succeeded by Sir Edward Marsh Merewether
Preceded by Sir John Robert Chancellor	Governor of Mauritius 1916–1924	Succeeded by Sir Herbert James Read

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sir Henry Hesketh Bell Collection". Janus. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
↑ World Statesmen.org, Mauritius

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 61935709 LCCN: n90607704 ISNI: 0000 0000 8141 7254

Persondata
Name	Bell, Sir Henry Hesketh
Alternative names
Short description	British colonial governor
Date of birth	1864
Place of birth
Date of death	1952
Place of death

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