Frank Bell

Francis Jardine "Frank" Bell (January 28, 1840 – February 13, 1927) was a governor of Nevada. He was a Republican. Bell was born in Toronto, Canada, making him Nevada's first foreign born Governor. He came to Nevada in 1858, to supervise the construction of a transcontinental telegraph line though the state. He worked on this project until 1860. Later, Bell became a telegraph operator and was one of operators who telegraphed Nevada's Constitution... more

Francis Jardine "Frank" Bell (January 28, 1840 – February 13, 1927) was a governor of Nevada. He was a Republican. Bell was born in Toronto, Canada, making him Nevada's first foreign born Governor. He came to Nevada in 1858, to supervise the construction of a transcontinental telegraph line though the state. He worked on this project until 1860. Later, Bell became a telegraph operator and was one of operators who telegraphed Nevada's Constitution to Washington D.C. in 1864. In 1889, Bell was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Governor Stevenson. Bell became Acting Governor when Governor Charles C. Stevenson signed a disability certificate on September 1, 1890. Bell did not seek a full term, serving until the inauguration of Roswell K. Colcord in 1891. Bell died in Oakland on February 13, 1927, at the home of his daughter. less