Richard Albert "Dick" Bell, PC

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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 (September 4, 1913 – March 20, 1988) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 representing Carleton

Carleton (Ontario electoral district)

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 from 1957 to 1963 and from 1965 to 1968.

He was born at Britannia

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 Bay in Nepean Township, Ontario

Nepean Township, Ontario

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 in 1913. He served as solicitor for Nepean Township

Nepean Township, Ontario

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 and the City of Nepean

Nepean, Ontario

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Elected as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 Member of Parliament

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 in the government of John Diefenbaker

John Diefenbaker

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, Bell was Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada)

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 from 1962 to 1963.

Dick Bell Park on the Ottawa River

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, home of the Nepean Sailing Club

Nepean Sailing Club

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, was named in his honour.

He died in Ottawa

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in 1988. He is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa.

The family home, "Fairfields", where he was born and died was donated to the city of Ottawa.