Background
Wells, Peter Boyd was born on September 30, 1915 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Peter Boyd and Eleanor (Henderson) Wells.
colonial administrator government secretary
Wells, Peter Boyd was born on September 30, 1915 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Peter Boyd and Eleanor (Henderson) Wells.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, 1936). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1940). Phi Beta Kappa.
Bar: Texas, 1941. Association, Benckenstein, Wells & Duncan, Beaumont, Texas, 1946-1958. Sole practice, Beaumont, 1958-1961. Partner Wells, Duncan & Beard, Beaumont, 1961-1970, Wells, Peyton, Beard, Greenberg, Hunt & Crawford, Beaumont, 1970-1992.
Speaker estate planning. Former treas.Tex. History Foundation.
Served to major inspector general Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Foundation, Texas Philosophical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Tower, Beaumont, Beaumont Rotary, Knights of San Jacinto, Sons Republic of Texas.
Married Betty Louise Perkins, May 26, 1951. Children: Peter Boyd, Elizabeth Wells Howell.
