Bell, John 1852-f1901 Scotland Renfrewshire, Gourock - ?, ?
organist, choral conductor, accountant by profession, studied music from an early age and became A.Mus (Associate in Music), T.C.L. (licentiate Trinity College London), F.F.S.C.(?), 1884-1887 BM, 1890 MM and 1893 DM from Trinity College in Toronto Canada, 1861 residing with his widowed mother at 8 Kempock Street in Gourock, 1871 with his mother at 40 Shamrock Street in Glasgow St George, 1881 single as accountant with his mother boarding at 7 Cathedral Street in Glasgow St David, 1891 single as accountant with his mother boarding at 3 Holmhead Street in Glasgow St David, 1901 single as accountant at 5 India Street in Glasgow St Matthew, 1885-1889 music critic for the North British Daily Mail, 1885-1900 organized and conducted the Select Choir in Glasgow, organist or conductor of psalmody in Westbourne Free Church, Springburn Parish Church, 1887 Anderston Parish Church and St Vincent Parish Church all in Glasgow, conductor of the Glasgow Temperance Choral Society, Cathcart Musical Association, 1891 Vale of Leven Choral Society, Carluke Choral Society and 1895-1896 St Andrew's Musical Association, 23.aug.1888 not a professional musician he conducted his Select Choir at the opening of the Glasgow International Exhibition at Kelvingrove Park, 14.jan.1890 director of music at the annual meeting of the masonic Provincial Grand Lodge of Roxburgh and Selkirk, 14.mar.1891 he conducted the 70 voice Vale of Leven Choral Society in a performance of 'The Messiah' at Alexandria Public Hall, 24.mar.1898 he gave an organ recital at St Vincent, 26.may.1900 for the appointments at Bellshill Academy he was qualified to take Drawing and Singing and slightly acquainted with French, 17.nov.1900 he conducted his St Andrew's Select Choir at the Pailsky Corporation Concerts at Clark Town Hall, after this event nothing is heard of him anymore in Glasgow ; son of blacksmith John Bell (Gourock 1824-b1861 Gourock) and seamstress/draper Sarah (Dunbartonshire, Renton 1824-a1891 Glasgow)