Henry Gordon Wells

Henry Gordon Wells
President of the Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
January 1916[1][2] – January 1919
Preceded byCalvin Coolidge
Succeeded byEdwin T. McKnight
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
4th Essex District[1]
In office
January 1913[1] – January 1919
District Attorney of Essex County, Massachusetts
In office
1918–1920
Preceded byLouis Cox
Succeeded byS. Howard Donnell
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 3rd Essex District[3]
In office
1910[1]–1912[1]
Personal details
BornOctober 12, 1879[1]
Bridgeport, Connecticut
DiedMarch 5, 1954 (aged 74)[4]
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseEdith Weeks Burke
Residence(s)Haverhill, Massachusetts[3]
Alma materWesleyan University[3]
Harvard Law School[3]
ProfessionLawyer[1]

Henry Gordon Wells (October 12, 1879 – March 5, 1954) was a lawyer and a Republican politician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Who's who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 50
  2. ^ CHANNING COX IS REELECTED AS HOUSE SPEAKER Senate Makes Henry G. Wells of Haverhill Its President-- Members of Both Branches Sworn Into Office House Republican Caucus LEGISLATURE OF 1916 SWORN IN BY GOV. WALSH Democrats Hold Caucus House Called to Order Senate Begins Session Senators Hold Caucus Labor Measures Are Filed Tax Commissioner Reports Orders for Inauguration GENERAL COURT CONVENES FOR SESSION OF 1916 STATE MEDICAL SUPERVISOR FOR SCHOOLS URGED, Boston, MA: The Christian Science Monitor, January 5, 1916, p. 1
  3. ^ a b c d Who's who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 297
  4. ^ "Rites in Haverhill for Henry G. Wells". The Boston Globe. March 10, 1954.
  5. ^ "Letters of Louis D Brandeis", vol.4, p.280