Fred B. Wells

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Fred B. Wells

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| order = 47th

| office = Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives

| term_start = 1925

| term_end = 1926

| predecessor = George W. Welsh

| successor = Lynn C. Gardner

| state_house3 = Michigan

| district3 = Cass County

| term_start3 = 1915

| term_end3 = 1926

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| successor3 = Otis Huff

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1861|02|16}}

| birth_place = Wayne Township, Michigan

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1932|11|25|1861|02|16}}

| death_place = LaGrange Township, Michigan

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| party = Republican

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Fred B. Wells (1861–1932) was a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1915 through 1926. He served as the Speaker of the House during the 53rd Legislature.The Political Graveyard: [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#056.30.04 Wells, Fred B.]

Wells was born in Wayne Township in 1861 and moved to LaGrange Township at age 5. His parents trace Puritan ancestry to Rhode Island. After attending the local public schools, Wells learned to farm using scientific methods. He was a member of the Masons, the Grange, and the local Farm Bureau.

{{cite book|last1=Sharp|first1=Nancy Weatherly|last2=Sharp|first2=James Roger|title=American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994|date=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|pages=240|isbn=9780313302145|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAYnZlEk-iEC&q=fred+b+wells+michigan+house+speaker&pg=PA240}}

First elected in 1914, Wells served six terms in the Michigan House of Representatives for Cass County. He worked to reform the state tax system. An unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 1926, Wells retired to his farm and died on November 25, 1932.