Bell, Joshua Thomas, 1863-1911

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Bell, Joshua Thomas, 1863-1911

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  • Bell, Joey

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1863-1911

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Eldest child of Joshua Peter and Margaret Miller Bell (nee Douglas), Joshua Thomas Bell (also known as Joey) was born 13 March 1863 at Ipswich, Queensland. Educated at the Brisbane Grammar School, Joshua Thomas entered Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England in 1881. He returned to Queensland in 1889 and in 1893 he was elected Member for Dalby. In 1903 he married Catherine Jane Jones (nee Ferguson, widow of Sydney Jones) (1867-1943). They had two children: Joshua Peter Ferguson (1907-1997) and Margot Margaret Maxwell (1908-1929) . Joshua Thomas Bell was part of the Arthur Morgan and William Kidston ministries. He was Minister for Lands, Minister for Railways, Home Secretary and Speaker. He died on 10 March 1911 at "Rakeevan", the Graceville residence of John Ferguson, father of Catherine Ferguson.

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Revised, Linda Justo, 13-May-2020

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D. B. Waterson, 'Bell, Joshua Thomas (1863–1911)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 13 May 2020.

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