Parliamentary career Joshua Peter Bell
1 parliamentary career
1.1 parliamentary career
1.2 ministerial career
1.3 further career
parliamentary career
early parliamentary career
due status prominent landholder, bell invited stand in elections in 1862 seat of west moreton. won seat considerable majority , remained in office 6 years. in 1868 stood seat of northern downs (dalby), local constituency of jimbour station, in legislative assembly of queensland. successful in election , continued hold seat eleven years.
ministerial career
monument @ grave of joshua peter bell.
in eleven years in parliament in seat of northern downs, bell gained number of ministerial roles. in 1864 appointed treasurer (in first queensland ministry under robert herbert) position held until 1866. in 1886 there financial crisis owing failure of 2 banks, bell treasurer stated intended issue inconvertible government notes . governor, sir george bowen, considered infringement of prerogatives of crown , premier arthur macalister resigned on 20 july 1866. bell later assumed role of treasurer in subsequent government in 1871 , remained in office further 3 years. bell held number of other ministerial positions, notably minister lands in 1866 , acting minister works in 1867.
further career
in 1879 bell transferred queensland legislative council , elected president. short period of time march november 1880, bell appointed administrator in absence of governor sir arthur kennedy. appointed k.c.m.g. in 1881.
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