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James Madison Wells (January 7, 1808 – February 28, 1899) was elected Lieutenant Governor and became the 20th Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction . Early life. Born near Alexandria, Louisiana, on January 7, 1808, Wells' father was Samuel Levi Wells II, a member of Louisiana's constitutional convention in 1811.
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7 de dic. de 2016 · by Sue Eakin. Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection. James Madison Wells. Moses & Piffet (Photographer) Alexandria native James Wells served as governor of Louisiana from 1865 until 1867, leading the state’s initial efforts at Reconstruction . After serving as lieutenant governor under Michael Hahn, Wells assumed the office when ...
Louisiana. Gov. James Madison Wells. Terms March 3, 1865 - June 3, 1867. Party Republican. Born January 8, 1808. Passed February 28, 1899. Birth State Louisiana. School St. Joseph's College, Cincinnati Law School. Family Married Mary Ann Scott; fourteen children. Status Succeeded,Resigned. About.
James Madison Wells (7 January 1808 – 28 February 1899) was Governor of Louisiana from 4 March 1865 to 3 June 1867, succeeding Henry Watkins Allen/Michael Hahn and preceding Benjamin Flanders. A US Republican Party member, he was elected Governor during Reconstruction.
Died: February 18, 1899 in Lecompte, Louisiana and is interred in Rapides Parish. James Madison Wells became Governor upon the resignation of Governor Hahn who left office to serve in the U. S. Senate. As Hahn's Lieutenant Governor, Well's pro- Union stance was no secret, his opposition to black civil rights was, however, less well known.
1 v. Records of the Court of Claims of the United States pertaining to suits filed by James Madison Wells. The records consist of court memos, rulings, dockets, judicial motions, testimonies, and letters associated with congressional cases no. 435, no. 2524, and 10,271, which concern Wells' charges that U.S. forces under the command of General ...
