Guilford Wiley Wells
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Guilford Wiley Wells was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Conesus Center, New York, Wells attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and College, Lima, New York
.
Enlisted in the Union Army
as a private in the Twenty-seventh New York Infantry May 21, 1861.
He was promoted to second lieutenant in the One Hundred and Thirtieth New York Infantry in 1862 and subsequently to first lieutenant and captain in the Nineteenth New York Cavalry.
Mustered out February 10, 1865, as a lieutenant colonel.
He was graduated from the law department of Columbian College (later George Washington University
).
He was in the Washington, D.C.
, in 1867.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1867 and commenced practice in Holly Springs, Mississippi
.
United States attorney for the northern district of Mississippi 1870-1875.
Wells was elected as an Independent Republican to the Forty-fourth
Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876.
Consul general at Shanghai, China, from June 23, 1877, to May 26, 1879.
He settled in Los Angeles, California
, in 1879 and resumed the practice of law.
He died in Santa Monica, California
, March 21, 1909.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born in Conesus Center, New York, Wells attended the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and College, Lima, New York
Lima, New York
Lima, New York refers to two locations south of the City of Rochester, New York in Livingston County, New York:*Lima , New York*Lima , New YorkNote that the names of both places are pronounced like the bean, not like the capital of Peru....
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Enlisted in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
as a private in the Twenty-seventh New York Infantry May 21, 1861.
He was promoted to second lieutenant in the One Hundred and Thirtieth New York Infantry in 1862 and subsequently to first lieutenant and captain in the Nineteenth New York Cavalry.
Mustered out February 10, 1865, as a lieutenant colonel.
He was graduated from the law department of Columbian College (later George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
).
He was in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in 1867.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1867 and commenced practice in Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and...
.
United States attorney for the northern district of Mississippi 1870-1875.
Wells was elected as an Independent Republican to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876.
Consul general at Shanghai, China, from June 23, 1877, to May 26, 1879.
He settled in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, in 1879 and resumed the practice of law.
He died in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
, March 21, 1909.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.