Charles Wells (American politician)

Charles Wells
4th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1832–1834
Preceded byHarrison Gray Otis
Succeeded byTheodore Lyman
Member of the
Boston, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
In office
1829[1]–1830[1]
Member of the
Boston, Massachusetts
Common Council[1]
In office
1822[1]–1822[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1834[1]–1834[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1829[1]–1832[1]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1826[1]–1826[1]
Personal details
BornDecember 30, 1786[1][2]
Boston, Massachusetts[1]<
DiedJune 3, 1866(1866-06-03) (aged 79)[3]
Boston, Massachusetts[2]
SpouseNancy Gardner[1]
OccupationMason[1]
Signature

Charles Wells (December 30, 1786 – June 3, 1866) was an American politician, who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature,[1] as a member of Boston's Common Council in 1822, on the Board of Aldermen from 1829 to 1830[3] and as the fourth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1832 to 1834.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Boston Directory for the Year 1851, Boston, MA: George Adams, 1851, p. 7
  2. ^ a b Hartford Daily Courant (June 5, 1866), Personal and Political, Hartford, Ct: Hartford Courant, p. 2
  3. ^ a b Koren, John Koren (1922), Boston, 1822 to 1922: The story of its government and principal activities During One Hundred Years, Boston, Ma: City of Boston, p. 22

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