Richard H. Wells
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Richard H. Wells (1831 – March 12, 1896) was an American state legislator in Florida. He represented Leon County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives from 1868 to 1872.[1]
He was born in Smithfield, Virginia.[1] He was a delegate at Florida's 1868 Constitutional Convention.[1]
He offered a resolution regarding the investigation of judge T. T. Long and recommended passage of a bill regarding marks and brands of stock and cattle.[2]
As a member of the Assembly his salary in 1871 was $500.[3]
In 1870 he nominated Frederick Douglass to be a U.S. senator from Florida and Democrat nominated Jefferson Davis.[4]
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[edit]- 1 2 3 Florida's Black Politicians by Canter Brown Jr. page 148
- ↑ House, Florida Legislature (November 30, 1870). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Florida". W. & C. Julian Bartlett. November 30, 1871 – via Google Books.
- ↑ African Americans in the Reconstruction of Florida, 1865-1877 by Joe M. Richardson page 188