Caddiemaster, Annandale Golf Club, Pasadena, CA, c. 1911; Greenskeeper, Pasadena Golf Club, Pasadena, CA; Construction Superintendent, Willie Watson, Golf Course Designer; Construction Superintendent,George Thomas, Jr., Golf Course Designer; Principal, William P. Bell, Golf Course Designer, c. 1925-1945; Partner, William P. Bell and Son, Golf Course Designers, 1945-1953;

Born in Pennsylvania, Bell came to California to work at the Annandale Country Club in Pasadena, in 1911. He designed many golf courses during the sport's boom in the first three decades of the twentieth century, and spent his later career working on the West Coast; Bell died in Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 67.

His mother's maiden name was McPherson.

Bell married a woman whose maiden name was Kamp.

He had a son, William Francis Bell (08/08/1918-09/20/1984), who worked with his father in the family golf course design business, c. 1945-1953.

SSN: 547-09-0620;