Silver, 34 mm, 20.46 gm
AWARDED TO / Loton Shofner Wells / 1915

Loton Shofner Wells was born as Loton Dutreaux Wells in San Francisco, California on June 6, 1901. His father was William Shofner Wells (1870-1962) who was in the fire-insurance business in San Francisco. He was descended from a Colonel Loton Shofner who was born in North Carolina 1813 and later moved to Tennessee.

Loton attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and graduated in 1924. Loton was a member of the El Tigre Eating Club. The Stanford Eating Clubs were an alternative to fraternities but without the discrimination and hazing. The Stanford Quad Annual 1925 (yearbook) contained a photograph of club members.

The Stanford Quad Annual 1925 (yearbook) has an entry for Loton Wells:

Loton attended the University of California School of Jurisprudence (Now UC Berkeley School of Law) and graduated in 1926 with a law degree. The University of California Bulletin School of Jurisprudence Announcement for 1926-1927, published May 1928, has a list of Second Year Law Students including: Wells, Loton Dutreux, A.B. (Stanford University) 1924, San Francisco, 2111 Union St. S F West 7165

The Stanford Illustrated Review January 1927 Alumni Association of Stanford University noted that Loton Wells has moved from San Francisco to Los Angeles and is working for Ellis & Vickers (a law firm). In 1923 Ellis & Vickers was located at 1219-22 Bank of Italy Bldg, Los Angeles. Loton Wells worked as an attorney specializing in Workmen's Compensation cases.

The United States Supreme Court Journal for 1939, Monday June 3, 1940, Page 265 lists Loton Wells, of Los Angeles, Calif.; admitted to practice.

In 1941 he appeared in a Life Magazine advertisement for hearing aids.

Loton Wells apparently never married as there is no information on a spouse or children.
It is unlikely that he ever served in the military due to his hearing problem.
Loton Wells died in Santa Barbara, California, on June 21, 1988.