A. V. Wells

Allen Victor Wells (January 13, 1856 – August 11, 1918) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Wells was born on January 13, 1856, in Grant County, Wisconsin.[1] He married Laurinda Ann Hudson in 1899.[2] Wells served on the Grant County Board of Supervisors. He attended what is now the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Rush Medical College. After Wells died in 1918, a memorial commemorating him was adopted by the Wisconsin legislature in January 1919.[3]

Career

Wells was elected to the Assembly in 1908 and re-elected in 1910 and 1914, where he served on the Towns and Counties Committee.[4] He was a Republican.

References

  1. ↑ Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book 1915. 1915. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJX-CKW : 3 June 2016), Allen V. Wells and Laurinda Ann Hudson, 16 Jul 1899; citing , Grant, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,266,664.
  3. ↑ "Tobacco Price Report Asked by Legislature". The Capital Times. January 28, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bancroft Gives List. Assembly Is Ready". The Oshkosh Northwestern. January 19, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved November 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.


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