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Henry Wells (December 15, 1914 - October 1, 2007) was an American author, professor and leading expert on Latin America politics. Wells helped to draft the Constitution of Puerto Rico and advised the Dominican Republic on proper election procedures for the Organization of American States. Additionally, Wells worked as international election observer in Honduras, Costa Rica, Bolivia and Nicaragua.〔 ==Early life== Wells was born in Macomb, Illinois, the son of Maurice Henry Wells and Dorcas H. Hart.〔〔〔(Dorcas H. Hart Wells ) at Find A Grave〕 His original immigrant ancestor was Thomas Welles (1590–1659), who arrived in Connecticut in 1637 and was the only man in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, treasurer, and secretary. He is also a descendant of Hopkins L. Turney (October 3, 1797 – August 1, 1857) a Democratic U.S. Representative and United States Senator from Tennessee. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, Phi Beta Kappa,〔 and a master's degree at Louisiana State University.〔 Wells also enrolled at Yale University but withdrew in order to join the United States Navy in 1942 during World War II.〔 He served as an intelligence officer in the South Pacific with the Seventh Fleet from 1942 to 1946.〔 Following World War II, Wells returned to Yale University where he earned his doctorate in 1947.〔〔 He taught at Yale as a professor until 1953.〔 (An avid golfer, Wells helped pay for his Yale education by working as a golf pro in Litchfield, Connecticut).〔 Wells married Patricia Brown in 1950. The couple later moved to Mount Airy in Philadelphia and had six children.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Wells (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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