B.: 1862 D.: 1934
Married: Eleanor Hughes
Clayton Wells was the son of Walter Wells, a dentist and business man in Waterloo. When Clayton grew up he decided to enter the dentist profession himself [Note in margin: Royal College of Dentist Surgery]. He had the enviable record of sharing the office above Snyder Drug Store with his father for some years. Wells continued his practice after his Dad retired and spent 39 years serving the dental needs of Waterloo. In his spare time he was keenly interested in the life of the community - in public affairs, music, parks, athletic activities (particularly bicycling), fraternal societies, history and travel. For the era in which he lived, he travelled extensively, having seen most states in the United States and having toured most European countries. His obituary stated that “he was most prominent in public life and was widely known - a public-spirited citizen.”
Sources:
1. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, May 24, 1934.
2. Waterloo Mt. Hope Cemetery Records.
3. Marg Rowell et al, Welcome to Waterloo.
4. Clayton Wells, Historical Sketch of the Town of Waterloo, Ontario, Wat Hist Society, Vol. 16, 1928.
5. Waterloo Hist Society, 1934, Vol. 22.
Clayton Wells Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Clayton Wells from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. To see the original document, please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library.
- Date Of Event
- 1862-1934
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Hughes, Eleanor ; Wells, Clayton ; Wells, Eleanor ; Wells, Walter
- Corporate Name(s)
- Snyder Drug Store
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.240
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- To obtain a copy of this item and for terms of use please contact the Waterloo Public Library.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
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