Rupert Mearse Wells Explained

Rupert Mearse Wells
Riding1:Bruce East
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:1883
Term End1:1887
Predecessor1:New riding
Successor1:Henry Cargill
Office2:Ontario MPP
Term Start2:1872
Term End2:1882
Predecessor2:Edward Blake
Successor2:Hamilton Parke O'Connor
Constituency2:Bruce South
Order3:4th
Office3:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Term Start3:1874
Term End3:1879
Predecessor3:James Currie
Successor3:Charles Clarke
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:28 November 1835
Birth Place:Prescott County, Upper Canada
Occupation:Lawyer

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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