Hugh Bell
Hugh Bell was an Irish emigrant to Upper Canada. He was married to Elizabeth Wiggins also of Ireland. They had a daughter Sarah Ann Bell. In 1834 he built a tavern in what was then known as "the Corners" on the south side of Richmond Road on the site of what is today the Bells Corners Public School. When the first post office opened in the area it had to adopt a more formal name and it was named Bell's Corners after Hugh Bell. Bell played an active role in local politics and served as councillor, assessor, and tax collector. He often hosted Nepean Township Council meetings in the 1830s and 1840s. He remained in business there until 1863. His hotel was destroyed in the great fire of 1870 and was never rebuilt.Hugh Bell died on 10 August 1872 at age 74 and is buried in the Bells Corners Union Cemetery.
Personal facts
| Birth date | January 01, 1797 |
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| Date of death | August 10, 1872 |