William Bell (Canadian businessman, born 1806), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Businessman and militia officer from Perth, Upper Canada
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About William Bell (Canadian businessman, born 1806)
- William Bell (1 May 1806 – 4 August 1844) was a businessman and militia officer from Perth, Upper Canada. William Bell had a twin brother, John and was the son of William Bell, a Presbyterian missionary, who had arrived in Perth from Scotland in 1817. William and his brother both apprenticed in the mercantile trade before forming a partnership and opening a store at Perth in 1828.
- They also opened a store at Carleton Place with another brother, Robert.
- The aggressive merchandising style at the Perth store caused ill feelings amongst their competition.
- The most notable reaction was from William Morris with whom William had been apprenticed.
- The bad feeling ultimately divided Perth's Presbyterian congregation where their father was the minister.
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