Background
Wells, William Calvin was born on September 9, 1878 in Raymond, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Calvin and Mary Eliza (Miller) Wells.
Wells, William Calvin was born on September 9, 1878 in Raymond, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Calvin and Mary Eliza (Miller) Wells.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Mississippi, 1899. Bachelor of Laws, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1901.
Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1901, and practiced since at Jackson. Member firm Wells, Wells, Newman & Thomas president Walthall Hotel Company. General counsel and director Lamar Life Insurance Company, Mississippi Fire Insurance Company.
Counsel and director Jackson State National Bank.
Director Mortgage Bond & Trust Company Formerly member Mississippi National Guard. Major judge advocate, United States Army, 1918-1919.
President board of trustees Belhaven College for Young Ladies. Former member board, State Institutions of Higher Learning of Mississippi.
Member American Bar Association, Mississippi State Bar Association, Hinds County Bar Association, Mississippi History Society, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Psi.
Married Rosa Farrar Watkins, December 8, 1904. Children: Alice Watkins, William Calvin, Rosa Farrar, Mary Miller, Erskine Watkins.