Philip Bell (governor), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Philip Bell (governor)

British colonial governor

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1590

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1678

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Philip Bell (19 June 1590 – 3 March 1678) was Governor of Bermuda from 1626 to 1629, of the Providence Island colony from 1629 to 1636, and of Barbados from 1640 to 1650 during the English Civil War. During his terms of office in Providence and Barbados, the colonies moved from using indentured English workers to slaves imported from West Africa. The Providence Island colony, despite its puritan ideals, became a haven for privateers attacking ships in the Spanish Main.