There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bell, all in the

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. One creation is extant as of 2007. The Bell Baronetcy, of Rounton Grange in the

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and Washington Hall in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 July 1885 for the ironmaster and

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Lowthian Bell Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, 1st Baronet, FRS (18 February 1816 – 20 December 1904) was a Victorian ironmaster and Liberal Party politician from Washington, County Durham, in the north of England. He was described as being "as famous in his day ...

. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was Mayor of

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for many years and also served as

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between 1906 and 1931. His son from his first marriage, the third Baronet, was a

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in the 4th Battalion of the

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and fought in the

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and in the

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. He was

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in 1921. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Baronet. He was the son of Reverend Hugh Lowthian Bell, only son from the second marriage of the second Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the fifth Baronet, who succeeded in 1970.

Gertrude Bell Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (14 July 1868 – 12 July 1926) was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist. She spent much of her life exploring and mapping the Middle East, and became highl ...

was the daughter of the second Baronet from his first marriage. The Bell Baronetcy, of Marlborough Terrace in the Parish of

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in the County and

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 August 1895 for James Bell,

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from 1892 to 1896. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1943. The Bell Baronetcy, of Framewood in the Parish of

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in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 July 1908 for Sir John Charles Bell,

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from 1907 to 1908. The title became extinct on his death in 1924. The Bell Baronetcy, of Mynthurst in the Parish of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 November 1909 for Henry Bell. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1955. See also Morrison-Bell baronets.

Bell baronets, of Rounton Grange and Washington Hall (1885)

* Sir (Isaac) Lowthian Bell, 1st Baronet (1810–1904) * Sir (Thomas) Hugh Bell, CB, 2nd Baronet (1844–1931) * Sir Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell, CMG, 3rd Baronet (1871–1944) *Sir Hugh Francis Bell, 4th Baronet (1923–1970) *Sir John Lowthian Bell, 5th Baronet (born 1960) The heir apparent is the present holder's son John Hugh Bell (born 1988).

Bell baronets, of Marlborough Terrace (1895)

Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet, DL JP (1850 – 1929) was a 19th-century Scottish shipping owner and coal-exporter who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1892 to 1896. Life He was born in Glasgow on 16 January 1850, the son of John Bell, ...

(1850–1929) *Sir John Bell, 2nd Baronet (1876–1943)

Bell baronets, of Framewood (1908)

*Sir

John Charles Bell Sir John Charles Bell, 1st Baronet (1843–1924) was a British businessman and Lord Mayor of London from 1907 to 1908. Bell was elected a Sheriff of the City of London in 1901 (serving October 1901 to September 1902), together with Horace Brooks ...

, Kt., 1st Baronet (1843–1924)

Bell baronets, of Mynthurst (1909)

*Sir Henry Bell, 1st Baronet (1848–1931) *Sir Eastman Bell, MC, 2nd Baronet (1884–1955)

Notes

External links

Biography of Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet, of Marlborough Terrace
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