1 8 2 7 ▁at ▁Wor c ester ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁gradu ating ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁M . A . ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁bank er , ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁at ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁bank , ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Matth ias ▁Att wood , ▁trad ed ▁as ▁Spo on er , ▁Att wood s ▁and ▁Co . ▁of ▁Lomb ard ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁private ▁bank ▁Bar cl ay , ▁Be van , ▁T rit ton ▁and ▁Co ., ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁Bar cl ay ▁Group , ▁took ▁it ▁over . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁T well s ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁concern . ▁ ▁T well s ▁first ▁stood ▁for ▁election ▁for ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁T well s ▁died ▁leaving ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁His ▁wid ow ▁Georg iana ▁had ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene , ▁En field , ▁built ▁in ▁his ▁memory . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁William ▁But ter field , ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 8