Briant Harris Wells (1871–1949) was the commanding general of the United States Army, Pacific from 1931 to 1934. Wells was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He was a son of Daniel H. Wells and Martha Givens Harris Wells. Daniel H. Wells was head of the Nauvoo Legion (the name given to the predecessor of the Utah National Guard during the early period of Utah Territory). Wells served in the Spanish American War, fighting at the Battle of San Juan Hill. He served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I and then was commandant of Fort Benning.