Body: Territorial House
District: 01
Elected: 8/1/1849
Residence: Lake City
Term of Office: 9/3/1849 to 12/31/1850
Counties Represented:
Wabasha, Washington
Occupation: Trader, Lake Pepin
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: His party affiliation was taken from The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873. In there it states that on October 20, 1849 the first Minnesota Democratic Party convention was held. He was listed as one of the Vice-Presidents.
Session Notes:
His city of residence was listed as Lake Pepin, Minnesota. His 1849 election was contested by Harley D. White. Wells won the election with a 33 to 29 vote total. However, White claimed six of Wells' votes were cast by people who weren't legal residents of the Territory. The House members ended up with a tie vote on the resolution to deny Wells the seat; so he retained it.