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James Madison Wells (January 7, 1808 – February 28, 1899) was elected Lieutenant Governor and became the 20th Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction.
He also served as the Louisiana lieutenant governor from 1864 to 1865. On March 3, 1865, Governor Michael Hahn resigned from office, and Wells, who was lieutenant governor at the time, assumed the duties of the governorship of parishes in Louisiana that were controlled by federal troops.
7 de dic. de 2016 · James Madison Wells. Moses & Piffet (Photographer) A lexandria native James Wells served as governor of Louisiana from 1865 until 1867, leading the state’s initial efforts at Reconstruction. After serving as lieutenant governor under Michael Hahn, Wells assumed the office when Hahn
19 de ene. de 2021 · In March 1865, control of Louisiana swung again, and James Madison Wells, a lukewarm proponent of the Union, became governor. President Lincoln was shot and killed a month later.
In Louisiana, James Madison Wells, though a man of means himself, denounced the Confederacy as a rich man’s government and organized a guerrilla campaign against it. From his Bear Wallow stronghold in Rapides Parish, Wells led deserters and other resisters in raids against Confederate supply lines and depots.
13 de jul. de 2023 · Presidential Reconstruction, 1865 – 1867. The elevation of former planter James Madison Wells to the office of governor in March 1865, combined with the end of the war and Lincoln’s assassination, dramatically altered the path of Reconstruction in Louisiana.
Career after Term: Chairman of the State Returning Board which reviewed election results. Died: February 18, 1899 in Lecompte, Louisiana and is interred in Rapides Parish. James Madison Wells became Governor upon the resignation of Governor Hahn who left office to serve in the U. S. Senate.
