Henry H. Wells
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{{Infobox_Governor
|name= Henry Horatio Wells
|image= Henry Wells.jpg
|caption= Portrait of Governor Wells
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|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]].
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before= [[Francis Harrison Pierpont]]|
title= [[Governor of Virginia]] |
years= 1868–1869 |
after= [[Gilbert Carlton Walker]]
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[[Category:1823 births]]
[[Category:1890 deaths]]
[[Category:Governors of Virginia]]