There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wells, all in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct.
The Wells baronetcy of Upper Grosvenor Street in the
County of London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 May 1883 for the prominent surgeon
Thomas Spencer Wells.[1] The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1906.
The Wells baronetcy of
Felmersham in the
County of Bedford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 January 1944 for
Richard Wells,[2] who represented
Bedford in the
House of Commons as a
Unionist from 1922 to 1945. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1996.
The Wells baronetcy of
Hove in the
County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 November 1948 for Frederick Wells,[3]Lord Mayor of London from 1947 to 1948. The title became extinct on his death in 1966.