Sir Richard Wells, 1st Baronet

Sir Sydney Richard Wells, 1st Baronet, DL (3 August 1879 – 16 November 1957) was a British baronet, the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, and a Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1922 to 1945.

Born on 3 August 1879, the son of Charles Wells (1842-1914), founder of the brewery company Charles Wells Ltd, Sir Richard Wells was educated at Bedford School. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford, between 1922 and 1945, and the first of the Wells baronets of Felmersham, created on 21 January 1944.

Sir Richard Wells died on 26 November 1957, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Charles Maltby Wells, 2nd Baronet (1908-1996).