Adam Carr Bell
Politician
1847 – 1912
Who was Adam Carr Bell?
Adam Carr Bell was a Canadian politician.
Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Basil Bell and Mary Carr, Bell was educated in New Glasgow, Sackville Academy, and Glasgow University. From 1876 to 1877, he was the first mayor of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1878. In 1882, he was Provincial Secretary in the cabinet of John Thompson. From 1882 to 1887 he was the Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition.
In 1896, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Pictou. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900. He was defeated in 1904 and 1911.
In 1911, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Robert Borden representing the senatorial division of Pictou, Nova Scotia. He died in office the following year in 1912.
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