Given the question: Facts: - death place: lecompte , louisiana - order: 20th 9th - successor: benjamin flanders albert voorhies - party: republican - death date: 28 february 1899 - predecessor: michael hahn benjamin w. pearce - office: governor of louisiana lieutenant governor of louisiana - lieutenant: albert voorhies - spouse: mary ann scott - term end: june 3 , 1867 1865 - term start: march 4 , 1865 1864 - birth date: 8 january 1808 - image: james_madison_wells . jpg - birth place: near alexandria , louisiana - religion: catholic - governor: michael hahn Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james madison wells .
The answer is:
james madison wells -lrb- january 8 , 1808february 28 , 1899 -rrb- was elected the 20th governor of louisiana during reconstruction .