Daniel Wells, Jr.

Daniel Wells Jr. (* July 16, 1808 in West Waterville, Kennebec County, Massachusetts, † March 18, 1902 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ) was an American politician. From 1853 to 1857 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Daniel Wells was born 1808 in West Waterville, which was still a separate place in Massachusetts and now belongs to the city of Oakland in the State of Maine. He attended the common schools and worked as a teacher himself. In Palmyra, he was engaged in trade. In 1838, Wells moved to Milwaukee, where he worked in the banking and timber business. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

Between 1838 and 1840, Wells was a member of the Governing Council of the Wisconsin Territory. In the congressional elections of 1852 he was the first electoral district of Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles Durkee on March 4, 1953. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1857 two legislative sessions. These were shaped by the events and discussions that preceded the Civil War. Between 1953 and 1955, Wells was chairman of the committee responsible for supervising the expenditure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1856 abandoned wells on a bid again. In the following years he became involved in the railroad business. He was on the board of three railway companies. Two of them he led as president. Politically, Wells has not operated after his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives. He died on 18 March 1902 in Milwaukee.

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