Wells, R. W. 1795-1864
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Name (Latin)
Wells, R. W. 1795-1864
Other forms of name
Wells, Rob't W. (Robert William), 1795-1864
Wells, Robert William, 1795-1864
Date of birth
1795-11-29
Date of death
1864-09-22
Gender
male
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- Wells, Robert William; born November 29, 1795, in Winchester, Virginia; died September 22, 1864, in Bowling Green, Kentucky; judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Missouri; confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1836; service terminated on March 3, 1857, due to reassignment; judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri; reassigned on March 3, 1857, to a new seat authorized by 11 Stat. 197; service terminated on September 22, 1864, due to death; education: read law, 1820; private practice, St. Charles, Missouri, 1820-1821; Circuit attorney, St. Charles Circuit, Missouri, 1821-1822; State representative, Missouri, 1823-1826; Attorney general, State of Missouri, 1826-1836 ( (Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed March 18, 2025) )
- Who was who in America:Historical volume, 1607-1896, page 642 (Wells, Robert William; jurist; born Winchester, Virginia, November 29, 1795; died September 22, 1864, Bowling Green, Kentucky; engaged in surveying, 1819; began practice of law, St. Charles, Missouri, 1820; designed Great Seal of Missouri, 1822; member Missouri General Assembly from St. Charles County, 1824; attorney general of Missouri, 1826-1836; U.S. District Judge of Missouri, 1836-1837; U.S. judge Western District, 1857-1864; member 1st board of curators, University of Missouri; member Democratic Central Committee, 1840; president Osage River Improvement Convention of 1843; urged Missouri General Assembly to construct states' 1st lunatic asylum, 1845; charter member Missouri Fruit Growers' Association, 1859; president Emancipation Convention, Missouri, 1862, Missouri Radical Emancipation Convention, 1863, Union Convention, Philadelphia, 1863)
- Missouri. Law of the state of Missouri ... 1849:t.p. (R. W. Wells)
- NUC pre-56(Wells, Robert William, 1795-1864)
- United States. Circuit Court (8th Circuit). Charge to the grand jury by the court ... 1861:t.p. (Rob't W. Wells, District Judge of United States for Western District of Missouri)
Wikipedia description:
Robert William Wells (November 29, 1795 – September 22, 1864) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1857–1864) and the United States District Court for the District of Missouri (1836–1857). He previously served as the 3rd attorney general of Missouri from 1826 to 1836. Wells is credited with designing the Missouri State Seal.
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