Wells–Bennett–Grant family

The Wells–Bennett–Grant Family is the name of a U.S. political family. It is linked by marriage to the Cannon, Smith, and Udall families.

Members

Daniel Hanmer Wells

Daniel H. Wells

• Oct 27, 1814 - March 24, 1891
• Mayor of Salt Lake City 1866-73
• He married seven wives: Eliza Rebecca Robison; Louisa Free, former wife of John D. Lee; Martha Givens Harris; Lydia Ann Alley; Susan Hannah Alley, sister of Lydia; Hannah Corrilla Free, sister of Louisa; and Emmeline Blanche Woodward
• Father of Heber Manning Wells (by Martha Givens Harris)
• Father of Rulon Seymour Wells (by Louisa Free)
• Father of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon) (by Emmeline Woodward); Elizabeth married John Q. Cannon, son of George Q. Cannon
• Father of Emily Harris Wells (by Martha Givens Harris); Emily married Heber J. Grant
• Grandfather of Cavendish Wells Cannon
• Great-grandfather of Robert Foster Bennett

Heber Manning Wells

Heber M. Wells

• 11 Aug 1859 - 12 Mar 1938
• Governor of Utah 1896-1905
• Son of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Martha Givens Harris
• Brother of Emily Harris Wells, who married Heber J. Grant
• Half-brother of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)
• Half-brother of Rulon Seymour Wells
• Half-uncle of Cavendish Wells Cannon
• Great-uncle of Robert Foster Bennett

Rulon Seymour Wells

Rulon S. Wells

7 Jul 1854 - 7 May 1941

• Utah State Legislature 1901
• Son of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Louisa Free
• Half brother of Heber Manning Wells
• Half brother of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)
• Half brother of Emily Harris Wells who married Heber J. Grant
• Half uncle of Cavendish Wells Cannon
• Half great uncle of Robert Foster Bennett

Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)

• Usually called Annie Wells Cannon
• 7 Dec 1859 - 2 Sep 1942
• Utah State Legislature 1913-15, 1921
• Daughter of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Emmeline Woodard
• Mother of Cavendish Wells Cannon
• Half-sister of Heber Manning Wells
• Half-sister of Rulon Seymour Wells
• Half-sister of Emily Harris Wells, who married Heber J. Grant
• Half-great-aunt of Robert Foster Bennett
• Married John Q. Cannon son of George Q. Cannon

Heber Jeddy Grant

Heber J. Grant

• Usually Called Heber J. Grant
• 22 Nov 1856 - 18 May 1945
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1884
• Son of Jedediah Morgan Grant and Rachel Ivins
• Grandfather of Robert Foster Bennett
• 3rd Cousin of Anthony Woodward Ivins
• Married Emily Harris Wells, daughter of Daniel Hanmer Wells and Martha Givens Harris
• President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1918-1945

Jedediah Morgan Grant

Jedediah M. Grant

Wallace F. Bennett

• 21 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
• Mayor of Salt Lake City 1851-56
• Father of Heber J. Grant
• Grandfather of Frances Grant Bennett, wife to Senator Wallace Foster Bennett
• Brother of Caroline Amanda Grant and Roxie Ann Grant who both married William B. Smith

Wallace Foster Bennett

• November 13, 1898 - December 19, 1993
• U.S. Senator from Utah, 1951-75.
• Father of Robert Foster Bennett
• Married Frances Marion Grant, daughter of Heber J. Grant

Robert Foster Bennett

Robert F. Bennett

• September 18, 1933 – May 4, 2016
• U.S. Senator from Utah 1992-2011
• Son of Wallace Foster Bennett
• Grandson of Heber J. Grant
• Great-grandson of Jedediah Morgan Grant
• Great-grandson of Daniel Hanmer Wells
• Great-nephew of Heber Manning Wells
• Half-great-nephew of Elizabeth Ann Wells (Cannon)
• Half-great-nephew of Rulon Seymour Wells
• Half-cousin, once-removed, of Cavendish Wells Cannon