Henry Hesketh Bell
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Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell GCMG (1864–1952) was a British
colonial administrator and author.
He began his career in the colonial service in the Bahamas with a minor position but was promoted to Administrator of Dominica
within a few years. He was the Commissioner, and later the first Governor of the Uganda Protectorate (1905–1909) where he was hugely successful in eradicating sleeping sickness. Port Bell
in Kampala
is named in his honour. He was later Governor of Northern Nigeria Protectorate
(1909–1912), Governor of the Leeward Islands (1912–1916) and the 21st Governor of Mauritius (1916–1924).
Bell authored several books including memoirs, fiction, and colonial history and administration.
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colonial administrator and author.
He began his career in the colonial service in the Bahamas with a minor position but was promoted to Administrator of Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
within a few years. He was the Commissioner, and later the first Governor of the Uganda Protectorate (1905–1909) where he was hugely successful in eradicating sleeping sickness. Port Bell
Port Bell
Port Bell is a small industrial centre in the greater metropolitan Kampala area, in Uganda. Port Bell has a rail link and a rail/road ferry wharf used for International traffic across Lake Victoria to Tanzania and Kenya.-Location:...
in Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
is named in his honour. He was later Governor of Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Northern Nigeria was a British protectorate formed in 1900. The basis of the protectorate was the 1885 Treaty of Berlin which broadly granted Northern Nigeria to Britain, on the basis of their protectorates in Southern Nigeria...
(1909–1912), Governor of the Leeward Islands (1912–1916) and the 21st Governor of Mauritius (1916–1924).
Bell authored several books including memoirs, fiction, and colonial history and administration.