Henry H. Wells
Henry H. Wells | |
|---|---|
| Provisional Governor of Virginia | |
| In office April 4, 1868 – September 21, 1869 | |
| Lieutenant | Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper |
| Preceded by | Francis Harrison Pierpont as Unionist Governor |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Carlton Walker as Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Horatio Wells September 17, 1823 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1900 (aged 76) Palmyra, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Military Police |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank | Colonel (USV) |
| Unit | 26th Michigan Infantry |
| Commands | 26th Michigan Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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Henry Horatio Wells (September 17, 1823 – February 12, 1900) was an American lawyer and Union Army officer in the American Civil War, succeeded Francis Harrison Pierpont as the appointed provisional governor of Virginia from 1868 to 1869 during Reconstruction. A Radical Republican labelled a carpetbagger, Wells was defeated for election in 1869 by Gilbert C. Walker, who also became his appointed successor. Wells then served as U.S. Attorney for Virginia and later for the District of Columbia.