Sir Frederick Wells, 1st Baronet
British businessman and Lord Mayor of London
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Sir Frederick Michael Wells, 1st Baronet (11 March 1884 – 13 September 1966) was a British businessman who served as Lord Mayor of London from 1947 to 1948.
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Preceded bySir Bracewell Smith
Succeeded bySir George Aylwen
Sir Frederick Wells | |
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| Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Bracewell Smith |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Aylwen |
| Wells baronets | |
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Escutcheon of the Wells baronets of Hove | |
| Creation date | 1948 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1966 |
| Motto | Semper Placidus (always courageous)[1] |
| Arms | Or on a bend Gules between two fountains three plates |
| Crest | Issuant from a well Proper a demi-lion Azure. |
Biography
The son of Henry Francis Wells, a City merchant, he was educated at St Bonaventure's and the City of London College.[2][3] At one point, he worked as one of Sir Thomas Lipton's secretaries.[2] He later became managing director of The Sanitas Co., Ltd. and all associated companies.
Wells was an alderman of the City of London from 1941, a sheriff of the City of London from 1945 to 1946, and Lord Mayor of London from 1947 to 1948. He was knighted in 1947 and created a baronet in 1948.[2][3]
