daniel h. wells

Daniel Hanmer Wells (October 27, 1814 – March 24, 1891) was apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, as well as a polygamist. He lived in Commerce—later Nauvoo—Illinois and was a "Jack Mormon", a term originally applied to non-members who nontheless defended the Saints. Mobs invaded Nauvoo after the assassination of Church founder Joseph Smith, Jr.. Wells defended the city and fought as a Lieutenant General of the Nauvoo Legion, and also provided shelter for evacuees. Although he was not baptized until 1846, Wells traveled west with the Mormon pioneers who would eventually settle the Salt Lake Valley. Wells was elected mayor of Salt Lake City in 1866 as a member of the newly-formed People's Party and re-elected in both 1872 and 1874. In 1871 he was arrested by U.S. marshals on charges of polygamy.

idth="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Abraham O. Smoot

width="40%" align="center"|Mayors of Salt Lake City
1866 – 1876

width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Feramorz Little

Wells, Daniel H. Wells, Daniel H.

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