Government Appointments and Elected Positions
In 1907 Wells became a member of the Haverhill, Massachusetts Common Council. He served as an elected member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1910 to 1912, serving on committees on insurance as clerk and chairman, election laws, and congressional redistricting. Wells then served on Massachusetts Senate from 1913 to 1918, becoming "the powerful and respected" President of the Massachusetts Senate in 1916 succeeding Calvin Coolidge. In 1915, Wells served on the Committee on Public Lighting, Committee on Rules, and Committee on Railroads. During his time in the Senate, he was the only senator to always vote no on a woman's right to vote. He also served for a dozen years or more as a member of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities serving as commissioner in 1925 and was a past president of the National Association of Railroad and Utility Commissioners.
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