Erastus Wells, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1823
Place of Birth: Sackets Harbor, New York, United States
Date of Death: 02-Oct-1893
Profession: businessperson, politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Erastus Wells
- Erastus Wells (December 2, 1823 – October 2, 1893) was a 19th-century politician and businessman from Missouri.
- Wells was born in Jefferson County, New York and was the only son of Otis Wells, a descendant of Hugh Welles, an early colonist of Wethersfield, Connecticut.
- Otis Wells was a farmer and died when Erastus was only fourteen.
- Erastus was the grandson of Ethelinda Otis and a relation of John Otis, who helped found the town of Hingham, Massachusetts in 1635.
- Other notable relatives include James Otis, a successful lawyer, Harrison Gray Otis, a statesman and orator, Samuel A.
- Otis, one of the framers of the constitution of Massachusetts, and George Otis, a clergyman and author.Wells married Isabella Bowman Henry, daughter of Captain John Henry of Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1850.
- Isabella and Erastus Wells were the parents of three children, including former St.
- Louis Mayor Rolla Wells.
- Well's first wife died in 1877 and he was later remarried to Mrs.
- Eleanor P.
- Bell of St.
- Louis in 1869.
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