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Henry H. Wells

American politician (1823-1890)
Person Human Q440229

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 17, 1823
Date of death
February 12, 1900, February 13, 1890[9]
Place of birth
Rochester
Place of death
Palmyra
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
politician, lawyer, governor, prosecutor
Position held
member of the Michigan House of Representatives, Governor of Virginia, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia[12][13][14]
Member of political party
Republican Party[16]
Work location
Lansing[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Wells[17]
Given name
Henry[18]
Name in native language
Henry H. Wells[21]
Place of burial
Rock Creek Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henry Horatio Wells en Henry H. Wells ar هنري إتش. ولس de Henry Horatio Wells fa هنری اچ. ولز he הנרי ולס
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
3532154867600560100005
GND ID
1175911860
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Henry Wells.jpg ↗
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02246628
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Wells_Henry_Horatio_1823-1900
Find a Grave memorial ID
38919578
Freebase ID
/m/088mfk
Michigan Legislative Bio ID
1660
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
99763
Political Graveyard politician ID
wells.html#197.45.62
SNAC ARK ID
w64b5m19
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WikiTree person ID
Wells-8613
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxwmfVKcDxt8pW7BWFKd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Wells
Given name 1
Henry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of birth 1
Rochester
Place of burial 1
Rock Creek Cemetery
Place of death 1
Palmyra
Position held 1
Governor of Virginia
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Lansing
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Summary

Henry H. Wells was born on September 17, 1823[1], in Rochester[2]. He died on February 12, 1900[3], in Palmyra[4]. He worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and prosecutor[8].

FAQs

Where was Henry H. Wells born?

Henry H. Wells's place of birth was Rochester[2].

Where did Henry H. Wells die?

Henry H. Wells passed away in Palmyra[4].

What did Henry H. Wells do for work?

Henry H. Wells worked as a politician[5], lawyer[6], governor[7], and prosecutor[8].

Related Entities

lawyer United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Michigan Legislative Biography. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65769: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → February 12, 1900, February 13, 1890
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57413: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, lawyer, governor +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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