Sir Francis Bell was PM for only 16 days, but he held several distinctions – the second oldest (74), the first New Zealand-born, and the last from the Legislative Council.
Francis Henry Dillon Bell
Personal details
Full Name:
Francis Henry Dillon Bell
Lifetime:
31 Mar 1851 – 13 Mar 1936
Prime Minister:
14-30 May 1925
Age on becoming Prime Minister:
74
Electorate:
None - member of Legislative Council
Political Party:
Reform
Biography
Main image: Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell
Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell (1851-1936), photographed in 1914 by S.P. Andrew Ltd.