Robert William Wells

Personal

Birthday: 
11/29/1795
Birthplace: 
Winchester, VA
Date of Death: 
9/22/1864
Place of Death: 
Bowling Green, KY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, St. Charles, Missouri, 1820-1821
Circuit attorney, St. Charles Circuit, Missouri, 1821-1822
State representative, Missouri, 1823-1826
Attorney general, State of Missouri, 1826-1836

Education

Name of School: 
Read law
Degree Year: 
1820

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Missouri
President Nominating: 
Andrew Jackson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
06/27/1836
Termination Date: 
03/03/1857
Termination Reason: 
Reassignment
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
Court Name - Second: 

Missouri Western District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
03/03/1857
Termination Date - Second: 
09/22/1864
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death