Henry H. Wells, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry H. Wells

American politician

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1823

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1890

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Henry Horatio Wells (September 17, 1823 – February 12, 1900), a Michigan lawyer and Union Army officer in the American Civil War, succeeded Francis Harrison Pierpont as the appointed provisional governor of Virginia from 1868 to 1869 during Reconstruction.
A Radical Republican labelled a carpetbagger, Wells was defeated for election in 1869 by Gilbert C.
Walker, who also became his appointed successor.
Wells then served as U.S.
Attorney for Virginia and later for the District of Columbia.