William Storrs Wells (October 14, 1849 – May 13, 1926) was an American businessman serving as president and CEO of the Fairbanks Company who was prominent in New York society during the Gilded Age.
[6] The fire at the cottage, which had recently been extensively remodeled and enlarged,[7] occurred the day before the Wells were to take up residence at the home.
[5] Together, they were the parents of: Wells died of pneumonia in Paris, France,[19] after a long illness on May 13, 1926.
[5] In 1934, his widow sold their Chetwode, their Newport estate, to John Jacob Astor III.
[22] The will provided nothing for the two daughters of their son, James, stating that it was her specific "intention to cut them off absolutely from sharing in my estate.