Wellington Wells

Wellington Wells Hon.
President of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1925–1928
Preceded by	Frank G. Allen
Succeeded by	Gaspar 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
Born	April 18, 1868[1] Arlington, Massachusetts[1]
Died	April 23, 1954 Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Grace Ewart, m. July 12, 1899, d. July 1902 Jeanie Elizabeth Brewer m. February 8, 1904
Residence	Boston, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Cambridge Latin School Harvard College Harvard Law School
Profession	Lawyer

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.

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

• Willard Homestead (Harrisville, New Hampshire), Wells' summer house

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.