Sir Dillon Bell | |
|---|---|
 Sir Dillon Bell ca 1881 | |
| 3rd Colonial Treasurer | |
| In office 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856 | |
| Prime Minister | Henry Sewell |
| In office 6 August 1862 – 21 August 1862 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Domett |
| 4th Minister of Native Affairs | |
| In office 6 August 1862 – 30 October 1863 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Domett |
| 3rd Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1871–1875 | |
| Prime Minister | Fox, Stafford, Waterhouse and Vogel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Dillon Bell 8 October 1822 Bordeaux,[citation needed] France |
| Died | 8 July 1898 (aged 75) Shag Valley (homestead), Otago New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret, Lady Bell (née Hort) |
| Children | Francis Bell Arthur Bell |
Sir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB (8 October 1822 – 15 July 1898) was a New Zealand politician of the late 19th century. He served as New Zealand's third Minister of Finance (the first parliamentary finance minister), and later as its third Speaker of the House. The town of Bell Block near New Plymouth – on land Bell bought from the Puketapu iwi in 1849 – is named after him, as is Bell Street, Whanganui. Bell's son, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, became the first New Zealand born Prime Minister in 1925.