Bezaleel Wells (January 28, 1773 – August 14, 1846) was an American politician, judge, surveyor and landowner from Ohio.

At the age of 13, Wells moved with his parents to Wellsburg, West Virginia (then Charles Town).

Wells studied surveying and graduated from the William and Mary College.

He partnered with James Ross, a U.S. senator and lawyer from Pittsburgh, in buying land.

[1][5] By 1809, Wells was the largest landowner and real estate manager in Ohio.

[1] Wells donated to Canton his personal holdings; these holdings would become the Christ United Presbyterian Church, Timken Vocational High School and McKinley Park (originally a cemetery).

[6] Wells ran for Ohio's 4th congressional district in 1812, finishing second.

[2] On January 10, 1810, the Steubenville Water Company was formed and Wells was one of its incorporators.

[2][5] Wells served as the first president of The Steubenville Bank, which he helped establish in 1809 with William R. Dickinson.

He then worked in banking, raised Merino sheep and built a wool factory in Steubenville.

Wells bought the sheep in Vermont and built the wool factory with Samuel Patterson, James Ross and Henry Baldwin.

Wells's business ventures were not successful and led him to go to debtors' prison in Steubenville.

He owned it with Samuel Chapman, Adam Moderwell and Ambrose Shaw.

They had six sons and five daughters, including Francis, John B., Rebecca and Sarah.

[1] From 1798 to 1800, Wells built a manor house called "The Grove" in Steubenville.

In 1830, due to bankruptcy, Wells sold "The Grove" to Samuel Stokely.