William Calvin Wells

Background

Wells, William Calvin was born on November 1, 1896 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of John Miller and Sarah (Maslin) Wells.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University, 1917; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1921.

Career

Legal department, A.C.L. R.R., Wilmington, North Carolina, 1920-1921; member firm, Wells, Stevens & Jones, Jackson, Mississippi, 1922-1930; senior member, Wells, Thomas & Wells, Jackson, 1945-1968; senior member, Wells, Gerald, McLendon, Brand, Watters & Cox, 1968-1977; senior member, Wells, Moore, Simmons & Stubblefield, since 1977; director, general counsel, Executive Committee, Lamar Life Insurance Company, 1954-1967; chairman of the executive committee, First National Bank, Jackson, 1954-1967; director, general counsel, Downtown Center Corporation director, general counsel, Mortgage Bond & Trust Company director, general counsel, Corinth Counce Railroad Company director, general counsel, Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company director, general counsel, Jackson Packing Company president, director Fidelity Insurance Company American, 1965-1973; general counsel, Hinds-Rankin Metropolitan Water and Sewer Association, Inc. division attorney, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company, 1954-1973.

Achievements

• Bar: Mississippi bar 1921.

Membership

Served as Lieutenant, A.C. United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Indiana Petroleum Association American, American Life Convention, Association Insurance Counsel, International Association Insurance Counsel, Mississippi Colleges Association, Harvard Law School Association Mississippi (president), American Arbitration Association (director), Northeast General Society, American, Mississippi, Hinds County, Inter-American, International bar associations, Newcomen Society North America, Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (president Mississippi-Alabama division 1966-1968), Mississippi Research and Development Council (director, executive committee), Jackson Chamber of Commerce (director), Mississippi Bar Foundation, National Lawyers Club, American Judicature Society, Mississippi, Southern history associations, American Legion, Kappa Sigma. Clubs: Mason, Kiwanian (past president), 100 of Jackson, Knife and Fork, Country of Jackson, Capital City, University, Patio.

Connections

Married Pauline Flanery, February 15, 1923. Children— Calvin L., Pauline (Mistress John M. Montgomery, Junior).

Father:

John Miller Wells

Mother:

Sarah (Maslin) Wells

Spouse:

Pauline Flanery

child:

Junior) Wells

child:

Calvin L. Wells

child:

Pauline (Mistress John M. Montgomery Wells