Thomas E. Wells
Sir Thomas E. Wells | |
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| Born | Thomas Edmund Wells January 28, 1855 |
| Died | August 4, 1910 (aged 55) Orchard Farm, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British subject American citizen |
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| Known for | Co-founder of Quaker Oats |
| Spouse |
Mary Nash (m. 1878) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | John Wells Diana Nash |
| Relatives | Greeley Wells (grandson) Preston A. Wells Jr. (grandson) |
| Family | Wells family |
Sir Thomas Edmund Wells, 3rd Baronet (January 28, 1855 – August 4, 1910) was a British American business magnate and cattle baron. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade before leading one of the largest meat-packing companies in the United States. He was also one of the founders of the Quaker Oats Company.
Born and raised in Birmingham, England, Wells immigrated to the United States as a teenager in 1870. During the Gilded Age, he worked as a corporate executive in the American financial services and food industry. In 1890, he founded Rush Creek Ranch in Nebraska and established his trading firm, T. E. Wells & Co., in 1902. After becoming a multi-millionaire, Wells returned to England in 1904, inherited a baronetcy in 1906, and lived in retirement at his estate until his death in 1910.