Rulon S. Wells

Rulon Seymour Wells (1854-07-07 – 1941-05-07) was a Utah politician and was a general authority of The 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 leader Daniel H. Wells and Louisa Free. In 1875, Wells travelled to Europe as a Mormon missionary and worked primarily in Germany and Switzerland. He returned to the United States in 1877.

In 1893, Wells was chosen as a member of the seven-man First Council of the Seventy. In 1896, he succeeded Anthon H. Lund as the president of the European Mission of the church, headquartered in Liverpool, 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

*Wells-Bennett-Grant family

Notes

References

*Andrew Jenson. "LDS Biographical Encyclopedia" 1:212; 4:249

External links

* [http://gapages.com/wellsrs1.htm Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: Rulon S. Wells]