Sir Richard Wells, 1st Baronet

Sir Sydney Richard Wells, 1st Baronet, DL (3 August 1879 16 November 1957) was a British baronet, the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bedford.[1]

Biography

Born on 3 August 1879, the son of Charles Wells (1842-1914), founder of the brewery company Charles Wells Ltd,[2] Sir Richard Wells was educated at Bedford School.[3] He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford, between 1922 and 1945, and the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, created on 21 January 1944.[4][5]

Sir Richard Wells died on 26 November 1957, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Charles Maltby Wells, 2nd Baronet (1908-1996).[6][7]

References

  1. "Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs". Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  2. "- Person Page 60739". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "- Person Page 60740". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. "Hansard". Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  5. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 36309. p. 1. 1 January 1944.
  6. "- Person Page 60740". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  7. "Who's Who". Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Frederick Kellaway
Member of Parliament for Bedford
19221945
Succeeded by
Thomas Skeffington-Lodge
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New creation
Baronet
(of Felmersham)
19441957
Succeeded by
Sir Charles Maltby Wells, 2nd Baronet
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