Sir Frederick Michael Wells, 1st Baronet (11 March 1884 – 13 September 1966) was a British businessman who served Lord Mayor of London from 1947 to 1948.

Biography

The son of Henry Francis Wells, a City merchant, he was educated at St Bonaventure's and City of London College. He was at one time one of Sir Thomas Lipton's secretaries. He later became managing director of The Sanitas Co., Ltd and all associated companies.

Sir Frederick Wells, 1st Baronet

Wells was an alderman of the City of London since 1941, a sheriff of the City of London from 1945 to 1946, and Lord Mayor of London from 1947 to 1948. He was knighted in 1947 and created a baronet in 1948.

Sir Frederick Wells, 1st Baronet

See also

Wells baronets

References

1884 births

1966 deaths

Knights Bachelor

Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

20th-century lord mayors of London

Sheriffs of the City of London

20th-century British businesspeople

Sir Frederick Wells, 1st Baronet