George John Bell

Sir George Bell
KCMG, DSO, VD
Sir George Bell KCMG, DSO, VD
9th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
	In office; 23 October 1934 – 19 November 1940
Preceded by	George Mackay
Succeeded by	Walter Nairn
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Darwin
	In office; 13 December 1919 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	William Spence
Succeeded by	Joshua Whitsitt
	In office; 14 November 1925 – 7 July 1943
Preceded by	Joshua Whitsitt
Succeeded by	Enid Lyons
Personal details
Born	29 November 1872; Sale, Victoria
Died	5 May 1944 (aged 71); Burnie, Tasmania
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist (1919–31); UAP (1931–43)
Occupation	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Years of service	1892–1927
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Commands	26th Light Horse Regiment (1920–27); 3rd Light Horse Regiment (1917–19)
Battles/wars	Second Boer War Siege of Mafeking; Battle of Diamond Hill; First World War Gallipoli Campaign; Battle of Romani; Battle of Beersheba; Capture of Jericho;
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches (2); Volunteer Officers' Decoration

Sir George John Bell KCMG, DSO, VD (29 November 1872 – 5 March 1944) was an Australian soldier and politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1934 to 1940. He represented the Tasmanian seat of Darwin in the House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922 and from 1925 to 1943, representing the Nationalist Party until 1931 and then the United Australia Party (UAP).

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