Henry Wells (author)

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Henry Wells (December 15, 1914 - October 1, 2007) was an American author, professor and leading expert on Latin America politics. Wells helped to draft the Constitution of Puerto Rico and advised the Dominican Republic on proper election procedures for the Organization of American States.[1][2] Additionally, Wells worked as international election observer in Honduras, Costa Rica, Bolivia and Nicaragua.[1]

Early life

Wells was born in

Hopkins L. Turney
(October 3, 1797 – August 1, 1857) a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee.

He received a

University of Illinois, Phi Beta Kappa,[2] and a master's degree at Louisiana State University.[1]

Wells also enrolled at

Seventh Fleet from 1942 to 1946.[1] Following World War II, Wells returned to Yale University where he earned his doctorate in 1947.[1][2] He taught at Yale as a professor until 1953.[1] (An avid golfer, Wells helped pay for his Yale education by working as a golf pro in Litchfield, Connecticut).[1]

Wells married Patricia Brown in 1950. The couple later moved to

Mount Airy in Philadelphia and had six children.[1][2]

Career

Wells taught at the

astronauts landed on the moon.[1]

He was the author of several books on Latin American including The Modernization of Puerto Rico: A Political Study of Changing Values and Institutions, which was published in 1969.[1]

Wells was an outspoken critic of the United States' support of the El Salvadoran military during the

Soviets how tough we are . . . at the expense of the desperately poor in El Salvador."[1]

Wells was also an active community activist in

judge of elections in West Mount Airy from 1962 to 1964.[1][2] Wells supported housing and neighborhood integration as president of the West Mount Airy Neighbors in the early 1960s.[1] He also once organized a weekend for 200 families of United Nations delegates and employees.[1] The families stayed for the weekend at the homes of local West Mount Airy residents.[1]

Death

Henry Wells died of complications from

Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 1, 2007.[1][2] He was 92 years old.[1][2] He was survived by his wife, four daughters, two sons, and ten grandchildren.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Ronan Sims, Gayle (2007-10-20). "Henry Wells, 92, Latin America expert". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dr. Henry Wells, Political Science". University of Pennsylvania Almanac, Volume 54, No. 8, October 16, 2007. 2007. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  3. Find A Grave
  4. ^ Siemiatkoski, Donna H (1990). The Descendents of Governor Thomas Welles of Connecticut, 1590-1658, and His Wife, Alice Tomes. Gateway Press.
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