Henry H. Wells 2878152 219930208 2008-06-17T14:33:08Z RussBot 279219 Robot: fixing [[WP:DPL|links]] to [[WP:D|disambiguation]] page [[Reconstruction]] {{Infobox_Governor |name= Henry Horatio Wells |image= Henry Wells.jpg |caption= Portrait of Governor Wells |order= |office= Governor of Virginia |term_start=[[1868]] |term_end=[[1869]] |lieutenant= [[Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper]] |predecessor= [[Francis Harrison Pierpont]] |successor= [[Gilbert Carlton Walker]] |birth_date= [[September 17]], [[1823]] |birth_place= [[Rochester, New York]], [[United States|USA]] |death_date= [[February 13]], [[1890]] |death_place= [[Palmyra (town), New York|Palmyra, New York]], [[United States|USA]] |party= [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse= |profession= [[Politician]], [[Lawyer]] }} {{otherpeople|Henry Wells}} '''Henry Horatio Wells''' ([[September 17]], [[1823]] – [[February 13]], [[1890]]) served as a provisional [[Governor of Virginia]] from 1868 to 1869 during [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] following the [[American Civil War]]. Wells was injured in the [[Virginia State Capitol]] while attending a court hearing on establishing who was the proper leadership in the [[Richmond, Virginia|City of Richmond]] after Reconstruction. A courtroom balcony collapsed because of the large attendance. The courtroom floor then collapsed into the Hall of the [[Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]]. The incident injured hundreds, including Wells, and killed dozens. Wells was also a member of the [[Republican National Committee]] from [[Virginia]]. {{start box}} {{succession box | before= [[Francis Harrison Pierpont]]| title= [[Governor of Virginia]] | years= 1868–1869 | after= [[Gilbert Carlton Walker]] }} {{end box}} {{VAGovernors}} {{Virginia-politician-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Henry H.}} [[Category:1823 births]] [[Category:1890 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Virginia]]