Charles D. Wells

Charles D. Wells (November 3, 1849 – died ) was a Wisconsin newspaperman and politician.

For others of a similar name, see Charles Wells.

Wells was born on November 3, 1849, in Sutton, New Hampshire,[1] the son of James and Sarah Wells. His family relocated to Wisconsin in 1856, settling at Stoughton.[1] Together with his brother James A. Wells (1841–1920), Charles D. Wells founded the Tomah Journal in Tomah, Wisconsin in 1867.[2][3] He married Alice Asenath Maltbie in 1869;[4] they had one child together (Lotta Wells Clark, 1875–1934) and later divorced in Colorado in 1879.[5]

Wells was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1876 session.[6] Wells represented the 2nd District of Monroe County, Wisconsin. He was a Democrat.[1]

Wells was arrested in 1883 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on suspicion of being a "circus follower" and vagrant. He was jailed for several days until he was able to prove his identity.[7][8]

References
  1. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (15th ed.). Madison, WI. 1876. p. 473. Retrieved November 28, 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. "First Newspaper Published in Monroe County Three-Quarters of Century Ago". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, WI. April 6, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Monroe County, Wisconsin, Pictorial History, 1976. Sparta, WI: Monroe County Local History Room. 2004. p. 12.
  4. "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRFS-JT7 : 30 January 2020), Chas. D. Wells, 1869.
  5. "Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-93VX?cc=2043439&wc=M612-FNP%3A348715101 : 7 September 2019), Wagner, Mary E-Wilson, Jeannette G > image 1902 of 4516; Colorado State Archives, Denver.
  6. Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2007–2008. p. 185.
  7. "An Ex-Legislator in Jail". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, WI. October 3, 1883. p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "Charles D. Wells". The Lake Geneva Herald. Lake Geneva, WI. October 19, 1883. p. 7. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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