Guilford Wiley Wells
Guilford Wiley Wells | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Albert R. Howe |
| Succeeded by | Van. H. Manning |
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| Born | February 14, 1840 Conesus Center, New York |
| Died | 21 March 1909 (aged 69) Santa Monica, California |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Political party | Independent Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Guilford Wiley Wells (February 14, 1840 – March 21, 1909) was a Reconstruction-era U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Conesus Center, New York, Wells attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and College in Lima.
He enlisted in the Union Army as a private in the Twenty-seventh New York Infantry May 21, 1861. He was promoted to second lieutenant in the One Hundred and Thirtieth New York Infantry in 1862 and subsequently to first lieutenant and captain in the Nineteenth New York Cavalry. He was mustered out on February 10, 1865, as a lieutenant colonel.
Wiles graduated from the law department of Columbian College (later
Wells was elected as an Independent Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876.
He served as United States Consul General in Shanghai, China, from June 23, 1877, to May 26, 1879.
He settled in
References
- United States Congress. "Guilford Wiley Wells (id: W000283)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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