# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-madison-wells
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:05:17.043Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-madison-wells"
name: "James Madison Wells"
slug: "james-madison-wells"
description: "James Madison Wells was a planter, lawyer, and politician who became the 20th governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. Although a slave owner, Wells opposed secession and remained loyal to The Union throughout the Civil War. After serving as the ninth lieutenant governor under Michael Hahn, he assumed office as Governor after Hahn was elected to the U.S. Senate."
tagline: "Governor of Louisiana (1808–1899)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James_Madison_Wells.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1808-01-08"
deathDate: "1899-02-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.03246753246753247
  historical:           9.611124
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "James Madison Wells"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump