Robert Joseph Wells (October 4, 1856 – February 12, 1941) was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Wells was born in Mazomanie, Wisconsin. He moved to Mitchell Township, Minnesota in May 1878 and began working as a farmer. He studied law in his spare time, and was admitted to the bar in 1888.
He married Sadie E. Langford on January 17, 1889, and had four children.
Wells was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1901 to 1910. He was a Republican.
Wells died in Winter Haven, Florida on February 12, 1941. He was Baptist.