Robert Wells | |
|---|---|
| Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (St. John's South) | |
| In office 1972–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Shea |
| Succeeded by | John Collins |
| Constituency | St. John's South |
| Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (Kilbride) | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Bob Aylward |
| Constituency | Kilbride |
| Minister of Health and Government House Leader | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office 1986–2008 | |
| Nominated by | Brian Mulroney |
| President of the Law Society of Newfoundland | |
| In office 1977–1981 | |
| 57th President of the Canadian Bar Association | |
| In office 1985–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Claude R. Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Williams |
| President of the International Commission of Jurists (Canadian Section) | |
| Chancellor of the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Appointed by | Bishop Robert Seaborn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1933 Badger's Quay, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Died | October 28, 2020 (aged 87) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | Memorial University Oxford University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Robert Wells QC (August 28, 1933 – October 28, 2020)[1] was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's South from 1972 to 1975 and Kilbride from 1975 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly. He sat on the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 to 2008.[2]
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