Sir Richard Wells, 1st Baronet

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Sir Sydney Richard Wells, 1st Baronet, DL (3 August 1879 – 16 November 1957) was a British baronet, the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bedford.[1]

Biography

Born on 3 August 1879, the son of Charles Wells (1842-1914), founder of the brewery company Charles Wells Ltd,[2] Sir Richard Wells was educated at Bedford School.[3] He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford, between 1922 and 1945, and the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, created on 21 January 1944.[4][5]

Sir Richard Wells died on 26 November 1957, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Charles Maltby Wells, 2nd Baronet (1908-1996).[6][7]

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bedford
1922–1945		 Succeeded by
Thomas Skeffington-Lodge
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New creation
 Baronet
(of Felmersham)
1944–1957		 Succeeded by
Sir Charles Maltby Wells, 2nd Baronet

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