Sir Frederick Michael Wells, 1st Baronet (11 March 1884 – 13 September 1966) was a British businessman who served as
Lord Mayor of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the Mayors in England, mayor of the City of London, England, and the Leader of the council, leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded Order of precedence, precedence over a ...
from 1947 to 1948.
Biography
The son of Henry Francis Wells, a City merchant, he was educated at
St Bonaventure's
St Bonaventure's is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school and sixth form in Forest Gate, London, England. The school was founded in 1875.
History
St Bonaventure's was founded as a private Roman Catholic school in 1855, by members of the F ...
and the
City of London College
London Guildhall University was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002, established when the City of London Polytechnic was awarded university status. On 1 August 2002, it merged with the University of North London to form Londo ...
.
At one point, he worked as one of
Sir Thomas Lipton's secretaries.
He later became managing director of The Sanitas Co., Ltd. and all associated companies.
Wells was an
alderman of the City of London from 1941, a
sheriff of the City of London
Two Sheriffs of the City of London are elected annually by the members of the City livery companies. Today's Sheriffs have only ceremonial duties, but the historical officeholders held important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ...
from 1945 to 1946, and Lord Mayor of London from 1947 to 1948. He was knighted in 1947 and created a baronet in 1948.
See also
*
Wells baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wells, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct.
*The Wells baronetcy of Upper Grosvenor Street in the County of London, was created in th ...
References
1884 births
1966 deaths
Knights Bachelor
301
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20th-century lord mayors of London
Sheriffs of the City of London
20th-century British businesspeople
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