- Rulon S. Wells
Rulon Seymour Wells (
1854-07-07 –1941-05-07 ) was aUtah politician and was ageneral authority ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1893 until his death.Wells was born in
Salt Lake City ,Utah Territory to LDS Church leaderDaniel H. Wells and Louisa Free. In 1875, Wells travelled toEurope as aMormon missionary and worked primarily inGermany andSwitzerland . He returned to theUnited States in 1877.In 1893, Wells was chosen as a member of the seven-man
First Council of the Seventy . In 1896, he succeededAnthon H. Lund as the president of the European Mission of the church, headquartered inLiverpool ,England .In 1898, Wells returned to Utah. In the United States election in 1900, Wells was elected to the
Utah House of Representatives . He served as a member of the house for its 4th session, which lasted from January to March 1901. He did not stand for re-election in 1902.Wells died in Salt Lake City from
colon cancer ; [ [http://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2260357/2260357_0000212.jpgState of Utah Death Certificate] ] he had been a general authority of the church for almost 50 years.ee also
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Wells-Bennett-Grant family Notes
References
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Andrew Jenson . "LDS Biographical Encyclopedia" 1:212; 4:249External links
* [http://gapages.com/wellsrs1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Rulon S. Wells]
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