Rupert Mearse Wells, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Prescott County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
About Rupert Mearse Wells
- Rupert Mearse Wells (November 28, 1835 – May 11, 1902) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1874 to 1879 and served as Liberal MLA for Bruce South from 1872 to 1882.
- He represented Bruce East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1883 to 1887 as a Liberal. He was born in Prescott County in Upper Canada in 1835 and attended the University of Toronto.
- He studied law, was called to the bar in 1857 and entered the practice of law in L'Orignal.
- He joined the law practice of Edward Blake in 1860 and left that firm to partner with Angus Morrison in 1870.
- He served as attorney for York County and the city of Toronto in 1872.
- He was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1872 by-election after Edward Blake resigned to retain his seat in the federal parliament.
- In 1876, he was named Queen's Counsel.
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