Henry H. Wells Politician

Henry Horatio Wells (September 17, 1823 – February 13, 1890), was a Union Army general in the American Civil War and a carpetbagger who served as the appointed provisional governor of Virginia from 1868 to 1869 during Reconstruction. He was defeated for election in 1869.

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Henry H. Wells
Birth dateSeptember 17, 1823
Birth place
Rochester New York , United States
Date of deathFebruary 13, 1890
Place of death
Palmyra (town) New York , United States
Profession
Lawyer , Politician

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