Joshua Peter Bell
Australian politician in the colony of Queensland (1827-1881)
Summary
Sir Joshua Peter Bell K.C.M.G. was an Australian politician and pastoralist. He was Treasurer of Queensland from 1864 to 1866 and from 1871 to 1874, and President of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1879 to 1881. His eldest son was barrister and parliamentarian Joshua Thomas Bell.
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