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Robert Wells (Canadian politician) was born on 28 August, 1933 in Badger's Quay, Dominion of Newfoundland, is a Canadian lawyer (1933–2020). Discover Robert Wells (Canadian politician)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 28 August, 1933
Birthday 28 August
Birthplace Badger's Quay, Dominion of Newfoundland
Date of death 28 October, 2020
Died Place St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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1933

Robert Wells (August 28, 1933 – October 28, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge in Newfoundland.

1953

He was educated at Memorial University in St. John's and then selected as a Rhodes Scholar in 1953.

1958

He attended Oxford University and was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1958.

1959

On his return to Newfoundland, Wells was employed in the civil service as an economist, later working in the Justice department as a Crown attorney and departmental advisor from 1959 to 1962.

He started practising law in St. John's that same year, concentrating on criminal and civil law.

1964

Wells became president of the Progressive Conservative Association of Newfoundland in 1964.

1971

He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1971 but was elected the following year.

1972

He represented St. John's South from 1972 to 1975 and Kilbride from 1975 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.

Wells was named Queen's Counsel in 1972.

He had a general litigation practice, including using alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and arbitration.

1975

From 1975 to 1976, he served in the Newfoundland cabinet of Frank Moores, first as Minister of Health, then as minister without portfolio, and later served as government house leader.

1977

Wells was president of the Law Society of Newfoundland from 1977 to 1981.

Four years later, he became the first (and so far the only) Newfoundlander to be elected national president of the Canadian Bar Association.

During his tenure as president, he advocated for legal reforms, such as more expansive freedom of information to information held by the government and greater discretion for judges in sentencing.

He opposed bills concerning imprisonment and conditional release, on the basis that these would not ameliorate the legal system.

Wells was also active in legal organizations that work to improve human rights internationally and in developing countries.

1979

He returned to the practice of law in 1979.

From 1979 to 1984, he acted as the Chancellor (legal advisor) of the Anglican Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador.

1986

He sat on the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 to 2008.

Wells was born in Badger's Quay, the son of Reverend Warwick Wells and Dorcas Parsons.

Wells continued his private practice until he was appointed to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in 1986.

2008

He served as a judge for 22 years before retiring in 2008.

He subsequently returned to private practice, working in alternative dispute resolution.

2009

On March 12, 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, flying from St. John's to an off-shore oil platform in the Hibernia oilfield, ditched in the ocean.

Of the eighteen crew and passengers aboard, only one survived.

The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board, a joint federal-provincial regulator, established the Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry Commission to investigate the accident and to make safety recommendations.

Wells was named as the commissioner of the inquiry.

After extensive hearings, he produced a two volume report and recommendations.

One of his key recommendations was that an independent safety regulator be created for the offshore, and given a clear and unambiguous safety mandate.

After the inquiry concluded, Wells continued to be an advocate for greater legal regulation for the safety of off-shore activities.

2013

He appeared before a parliamentary committee in Ottawa in 2013, testifying in support of a bill to strengthen off-shore safety.

Wells served as chair of the board for the Janeway Child Health Centre.

2020

Wells died on October 28, 2020, at the age of 87.