William Benjamin Wells, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician and judge
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About William Benjamin Wells
- William Benjamin Wells (October 3, 1809 – April 8, 1881) was a lawyer, judge, journalist and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Augusta Township in Upper Canada in 1809.
- He studied law with Marshall Spring Bidwell in Kingston and was called to the bar in 1833.
- In 1834, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada representing Grenville as a Reformer.
- Although he was reelected in 1836, he travelled to England to protest the interference by Sir Francis Bond Head in the election.
- He wrote Canadiana: containing sketches of Upper Canada, and the crisis in its political affairs, which described radical Reform policies of the time.
- He did not involve himself in the Upper Canada Rebellion; however, allegations of his involvement with William Lyon Mackenzie's Patriots led to his expulsion from the assembly. In 1851, he was appointed district court judge in Kent County.
- He retired from the bench in 1878.
- He contributed articles on law and sport to various periodicals in Canada and the United States. He died at Toronto in 1881.
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