Sir Francis Dillon Bell
1822–1898
(Person)
Public administrator, runholder, politician.
Genealogy
Children: Lieutenant Ernest Dillon Bell, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, Arthur Bell
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- [Map of North Island, New Zealand, attributed work of Francis Dillon Bell] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Reasons for Promoting the Cultivation of the New Zealand Flax in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 63
- The public debt of Australasia: a paper read before the Royal Colonial Institute, 21st November 1882 in The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 53
- Notes on Sir William Martin’s Pamphlet Entitled the Taranaki Question
Mentioned in
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
- England and the Maori Wars
- Everything is Possible to Will
- Further Papers Relative to The Native Insurrection
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- History of New Zealand
- History of New Zealand. Vol. II.
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- New Zealand in the World
- New Zealand Now
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Notes on Sir William Martin's Pamphlet Entitled the Taranaki Question
- Pioneering the Pumice
- Sir Donald Maclean
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
- The Diary of James Brogden, August 1871 – December 1872
- The Exploration of New Zealand
- The Founders of Canterbury
- The Great Journey: an expedition to explore the interior of the Middle Island, New Zealand, 1846-8
- The History of the Jews in New Zealand
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori King
- The New Zealand Native Rebellion
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)
- The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)
- The Right Honourable Sir Francis H. D. Bell, P.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.,: His Life and Times
- Chapter I. — Ancestry
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- [epigraph]
- Chapter II. — The First Generation. — Sir Francis Dillon Bell, 1822-1898
- Chapter III. — Sir Francis Bell. — His Birth and Early Days
- Chapter IV. — Early Days in Auckland
- Chapter V. — School Life in Dunedin
- Chapter VI. — Legal Education in England
- Chapter VII. — Sixty Years at the Bar
- Chapter VIII. — Bell Enters Parliament
- Chapter XI. — Legislative Council Reform
- Index
- The Second Year of One of England's Little Wars
Image Gallery
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Sir Francis Dillon Bell":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.