Henry Gordon Wells (October 12, 1879 – March 5, 1954) was a lawyer and a Republican politician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

[7] On April 18, 1906, he married Edith Weeks Burke of Middletown, Connecticut, with whom he had five children: Chester T., Elizabeth W., Archer G., Eleanor E., and Henry G. In 1905 he began his law practice in Haverhill, Massachusetts, with the office of Poor & Fuller (later Poor & Abbott), until he opened his own practice (Wells & Hale) in 1907.

Wells was the district attorney during the locally famous case of Elizabeth M. Skeels, alias, indicted in Essex County, Massachusetts, in September 1918 for the murder of Florence Webster Gay in Andover on December 10, 1917.

Vincenzo Issarella was indicted in Essex County, May 2, 1918, for the murder of Vito Rocco in Haverhill on February 10, 1918.

This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than fifteen nor less than thirteen years.

Peter DiZazzo was indicted in Essex County in May 1918, for the murder of Tony Volenti in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1918.

On October 24, 1919, the defendant was adjudged insane and was committed to Bridgewater State Hospital until further order of the court.

Wells ran for a full term, but was defeated in the Republican primary by S. Howard Donnell.