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James Madison Wells (January 7, 1808 – February 28, 1899) was elected Lieutenant Governor and became the 20th Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction.
James Madison Wells (Alexandria, 7 de janeiro de 1808 – 28 de fevereiro de 1899) foi um político estadunidense, que serviu como o 20° governador de Louisiana entre 1865 e 1867 [1] durante a Reconstrução dos Estados Unidos.
7 de dez. de 2016 · A lexandria native James Wells served as governor of Louisiana from 1865 until 1867, leading the state’s initial efforts at Reconstruction. After serving as lieutenant governor under Michael Hahn , Wells assumed the office when Hahn was named to the U.S. Senate.
He also served as the Louisiana lieutenant governor from 1864 to 1865. On March 3, 1865, Governor Michael Hahn resigned from office, and Wells, who was lieutenant governor at the time, assumed the duties of the governorship of parishes in Louisiana that were controlled by federal troops.
When James Madison Wells was born on 8 January 1808, in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, his father, Samuel Levi Wells II, was 43 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Calvit, was 36. He married Mary Ann Scott on 11 May 1832, in Rapides, Louisiana, United States.
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In Louisiana, James Madison Wells, though a man of means himself, denounced the Confederacy as a rich man’s government and organized a guerrilla campaign against it. From his Bear Wallow stronghold in Rapides Parish, Wells led deserters and other resisters in raids against Confederate supply lines and depots.
James Madison Wells foi um político estadunidense, que serviu como o 20° governador de Louisiana entre 1865 e 1867 durante a Reconstrução dos Estados Unidos. Também é conhecido como J. Madison Wells.
