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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | John Wells |
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Johnstown, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 01, 1817
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| Died | May 30, 1877
(59 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Aug 26, 2016 02:15am |
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| Info | WELLS, John, a Representative from New York; born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., July 1, 1817; attended Johnstown Academy, and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1835; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Palmyra, N.Y.; returned to Johnstown, N.Y., and continued the practice of law; elected judge of Fulton County and served from June 1847 until his resignation in December 1851, having been elected to Congress; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853); declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in literary pursuits; died in Johnstown, N.Y., May 30, 1877; interment in Johnstown Cemetery.
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