George John Bell

Sir George Bell
9th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
23 October 1934 – 19 November 1940
Preceded byGeorge Mackay
Succeeded byWalter Nairn
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Darwin
In office
13 December 1919 – 16 December 1922
Preceded byWilliam Spence
Succeeded byJoshua Whitsitt
In office
14 November 1925 – 7 July 1943
Preceded byJoshua Whitsitt
Succeeded byEnid Lyons
Personal details
Born(1872-11-29)29 November 1872
Sale, Victoria
Died5 May 1944(1944-05-05) (aged 71)
Burnie, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNationalist (1919–31)
UAP (1931–43)
OccupationSoldier
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Years of service1892–1927
RankLieutenant Colonel
Commands26th Light Horse Regiment (1920–27)
3rd Light Horse Regiment (1917–19)
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight 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).