Alexander H. Wells
Encyclopedia
Alexander H. Wells was an American lawyer, editor and politician from New York
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, Washington County, New York
as the son of Daniel Wells who had removed there from Hebron, Connecticut
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He was Surrogate of Westchester County from 1840 to 1844.
He published the Hudson River Chronicle at the village of Sing Sing
, and the Troy
Daily Times. In his papers he attacked the conditions of the prisoners in Sing Sing State Prison
.
At the New York state election, 1848, he was elected on the Whig ticket an Inspector of State Prisons
. He was in office from 1849 to 1851, but was defeated for re-election in 1851
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He was born in CambridgeCambridge (town), New York
Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,158 at the 2005 census.The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Cambridge.- History :...
, Washington County, New York
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
as the son of Daniel Wells who had removed there from Hebron, Connecticut
Hebron, Connecticut
Hebron is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,610 at the 2000 census. Hebron was incorporated May 26, 1708....
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He was Surrogate of Westchester County from 1840 to 1844.
He published the Hudson River Chronicle at the village of Sing Sing
Ossining (village), New York
Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 25,060 at the 2010 census. As a village, it is located in the Town of Ossining.-Geography:Ossining borders the eastern shores of the widest part of the Hudson River....
, and the Troy
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
Daily Times. In his papers he attacked the conditions of the prisoners in Sing Sing State Prison
Sing Sing
Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...
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At the New York state election, 1848, he was elected on the Whig ticket an Inspector of State Prisons
New York State Prison Inspector
The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...
. He was in office from 1849 to 1851, but was defeated for re-election in 1851
New York state election, 1851
The 1851 New York state election was held on November 4, 1851, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all...
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Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 45 and 419; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)