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Humphrey Wells

Humphrey Wells

American politician

Humphrey Wells was an American politician who served as the Governor of Georgia for only two days, from February 16, 1780, to February 18, 1780. He resigned the office to Stephen Heard.[1][2] Before that, he served as a member of the Executive Council of Georgia, to which he was named in July 1779.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    W. C. Woodall, "In Sixty Days, Four Governors!", The Columbus Ledger (January 16, 1967), p. 1.
  2. [2]
    "Quick Facts". New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  3. [3]
    Jones, Charles Colcock (1883). The History of Georgia: Revolutionary Epoch. Vol. 2. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 433. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  4. [4]
    Clark Howell, History of Georgia, Volume 1 (1926), p. 384.


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