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Frederick Adams Wells (October 13, 1857 – March 12, 1926) was an American businessman and politician from
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Frederick Adams Wells (October 13, 1857 – March 12, 1926) was an American businessman and politician from New York
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.
Personal life
Wells was born inBrooklyn
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, Kings County, New York on October 13, 1857, the son of James Wells (1828–1888), a federal revenue assessor, and his wife, Althea Maria Gantz (ca 1837–1914). Samuel Adams
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, a signer of the Declaration of Independence
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, was a great-great-grandfather. Wells was educated in the public and private schools of Brooklyn.
Frederick Wells married (1st) in 1884 Ada Cynthia Gallagher (1862–1896), with whom he had a son, William Henson Wells (1886–1958). He married (2nd) in 1902 Ida Von Hofe.
In 1899, Wells was "president and treasurer of the Frederick A. Wells Co., manufacturers". In 1916, he was "engaged in the importing business". In 1920 he was employed as a cigar salesman.
Wells died on March 12, 1926, in St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the List of municipalities in Florida, fifth-most populous city in Florida and the most populous city in the sta ...
, and was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery is a cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City. The cemetery is located between South Slope, Brooklyn, South Slope/Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Win ...
in Brooklyn.
Military and political career
Wells was active in the New York State Militia, achieving the rank ofmajor
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of the U.S. Army
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, but resigned his commission in 1916 in order to be eligible for election to state office.in the ''
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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'' on October 15, 1916
Running as a member of the Republican Party, Wells won election to the New York State Assembly
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(Kings County, 17th District) in 1915
Events
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January
*January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1
* ...
, 1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored ...
, 1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...
, 1918
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, 1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (later Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off th ...
, 1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...
, 1921
Events
January
* January 2
** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil.
** The Spanish lin ...
and 1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
. He was Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs from 1918 to 1922. Wells was defeated in the elections of 1922 and 23 by Julius Ruger, a Democrat.
See also
*John Witt Randall
John Witt Randall (November 6, 1813 – January 25, 1892) was a minor poet and consulting zoologist to the United States Exploring Expedition but is best known for the collection of drawings and engravings that he bequeathed to Harvard Universit ...
, art collector, Frederick Wells’ first cousin once removed.
*Webster Wells
Webster Wells (1851–1916) was an American mathematician known primarily for his authorship of mathematical textbooks.
Early life and career
Wells was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (now a part of Boston) on September 4, 1851. His parents, Thom ...
, mathematician, Frederick Wells’ second cousin.
* Joseph Morrill Wells, architect, Frederick Wells’ second cousin.
References
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