Robert Joseph Wells (October 4, 1856 – February 12, 1941) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

[1] He moved to Mitchell Township, Minnesota in May 1878 and began working as a farmer.

He studied law in his spare time, and was admitted to the bar in 1888.

[2][3] Wells was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1901 to 1910.

[4] Wells died in Winter Haven, Florida on February 12, 1941.