Francis Jardine 'Frank' Bell (January 28, 1840 – February 13, 1927) was a governor of the U.S. state of Nevada. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. He was a Republican.
Bell was born in Toronto, Canada, making him Nevada's first foreign born Governor. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 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. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
In 1889, Bell was appointed Lieutenant Governor by Governor Stevenson. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Charles Clark Stevenson ( February 20, 1826 &ndash September 21, 1890) was a Governor of Nevada. Bell became Acting Governor when Governor Charles C. Stevenson signed a disability certificate on September 1, 1890. Charles Clark Stevenson ( February 20, 1826 &ndash September 21, 1890) was a Governor of Nevada. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bell did not seek a full term, serving until the inauguration of Roswell K. Colcord in 1891. Roswell Keyes Colcord ( April 25, 1839 &ndash October 30, 1939) served as Governor of the U
Bell died in Oakland on February 13, 1927, at the home of his daughter. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U
| Preceded by Charles C. Stevenson |
Acting Governor of Nevada 1890–1891 |
Succeeded by Roswell K. Colcord |
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Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 1889-1890 |
Succeeded by - |