Background
Wells, Joseph Merton was born on January 14, 1922 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel Ralph and Helen Beatrice (Kester) Wells.
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Wells, Joseph Merton was born on January 14, 1922 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel Ralph and Helen Beatrice (Kester) Wells.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Harvard University, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1952.
Associate, then partner, Ross & Hardies, Chicago, 1952-1964; secretary, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Chicago, 1963-1967; vice president, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Chicago, 1966-1969; vice president, Peoples Energy Corporation, Chicago, 1969-1972; vice president, general counsel, Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, Chicago, 1972-1981; vice president, general counsel, MidCon Corporation, Lombard, Illinois, 1981-1984; vice chairman, MidCon Corporation, Lombard, Illinois, 1984-1989; vice president, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles, 1986-1989.
Board directors Council Community Services Metropolitan, Chicago, 1966-1977, president, 1970-1972. Captain United States Army, 1943-1949. Member The DuPage (Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois).
Married Eileen Agnes Ponsonby, September 1, 1972. 1 child, R. Dodge.