Wellington Wells

Wellington Wells (April 18, 1868 April 23, 1954) was a Massachusetts lawyer[1] and politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1925 to 1928.

Wellington Wells

Hon.
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1925–1928
Preceded byFrank G. Allen
Succeeded byGaspar G. Bacon
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
5th Suffolk Senatorial District[1]
In office
1920[1]  1928
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
[1]
In office
1919[1]  1919[1]
Personal details
BornApril 18, 1868[1]
Arlington, Massachusetts[1]
DiedApril 23, 1954
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Grace Ewart, m. July 12, 1899, d. July 1902
Jeanie Elizabeth Brewer m. February 8, 1904
ResidenceBoston, Massachusetts
Alma materCambridge Latin School
Harvard College
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer

Wells was the Assistant Clerk Superior Civil Court of Boston from 1895 to 1901.[1] Wells was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1919. Wells was elected in 1920 to represent the fifth Suffolk Senatorial District of the Massachusetts Senate.[1] Wells was elected Senate President in 1925 and remained President until his retirement in 1928.[2] Wells died on April 23, 1954 at Massachusetts General Hospital.[3]

See also

References

  1. Howard, Richard T. (1920), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1920, Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Review, p. 75.
  2. Richard T. Howard. 1925-1926 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Boston Review.
  3. The Springfield Union (April 24, 1954), Deaths: Boston, April 23. Wellington Wells, Springfield, Massachusetts: The Springfield Union, p. 29.
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank G. Allen
President of the Massachusetts Senate
1925-1928
Succeeded by
Gaspar G. Bacon


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