monarch death_date nationality birth_date residence term_end alma_mater death_place profession order term_start spouse image name otherparty occupation predecessor parliament birth_place alongside party office riding lieutenant_governor successor religion article_title
george v 29 january 1929 canadian 13 december 1846 summerside , prince edward island september 13 , 1893 may 14 , 1898 july 26 , 5 1923 november 7 , 1900 , 1923 july 26 , 1923 december prince of wales college albert college los angeles , california politician 14th september 30 , 1886 december 13 , 1893 september 16 , 9 1915 december 14 , 1898 , 1919 july 13 , 1915 june helen howatt 1882 john howard bell.jpg john howatt bell liberal teacher and lawyer aubin-edmond john yeo arsenault john richards augustus holland himself james kennedy canadian cape traverse , prince edward island george w. bentley prince edward island liberal party premier edward island liberal party member of the general assembly of of prince edward island for 4th prince mla -lrb- assemblyman -rrb- prince for 4th prince mla -lrb- assemblyman -rrb- for 4th prince edward island leader of the prince east prince murdoch mckinnon james e. reid t. whitefield bentley alfred lefurgey d. stewart albert charles saunders district abolished samuel methodist john howatt bell

john howatt bell

john howatt bell -lrb- december 13 , 1846 -- january 29 , 1929 -rrb- was a lawyer and politician who served as the 14th premier of prince edward island .
bell was born in cape traverse , the son of walter bell and elizabeth howatt .
he was educated at prince of wales college and at albert college in belleville .
after studying law , he was called to the ontario bar in 1874 and set up practice in ottawa .
he moved to manitoba , was called to the bar there and set up practice in emerson .
in 1882 , he married his first cousin , helen , the daughter of cornelius howatt .
he returned to prince edward island , was called to the bar , and set up practice in summerside .
bell entered politics in 1886 when he was elected to the province 's legislative assembly as a liberal .
in 1898 he won a seat in the canadian house of commons as a supporter of the federal liberals under sir wilfrid laurier .
he lost his seat in 1900 but returned to the provincial assembly in 1915 when he was chosen to lead the liberal party and became leader of the opposition .
after bell led the liberals to power in 1919 , he became premier .
his government extended the province 's road system and adopted a highway improvement policy funded by a tax that contributed to the government 's unpopularity .
his administration also extended the voting franchise to women in 1922 .
bell 's government was ridden with disputes within his cabinet , which harmed the party 's unity and popularity and led to his government 's electoral defeat in 1923 after a single term in office .
bell retired from politics and died six years later in a car accident in los angeles , california .
