| LC control no. | no 98100985 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Welch, John, 1805-1891 |
| Birth date | 1805-10-28 |
| Death date | 1891-08-05 |
| Place of birth | New Athens (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Athens (Ohio) |
| Affiliation | Franklin College Whig National Convention United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyer Legislator Judge |
| Found in | Speech of Hon. John Welch, of Ohio, on the public lands, 1852. OCLC, 7/20/1998 (hdgs.: Welch, John, 1805-1891; Welch, John, b. 1805; usage: John Welch) Members of Congress since 1789, c1985: p. 161 (Welch, John; House, 1949-53; Whig, Ohio) Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, viewed online July 12, 2017 (WELCH, John, a Representative from Ohio; born near New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1805; received a liberal schooling and was graduated from Franklin College; moved to Athens County in 1828 and settled in Rome Township; engaged in the milling business; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Athens, Ohio, in 1833; prosecuting attorney of Athens County 1841-1843; member of the State senate 1845-1847; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (Mar. 4, 1851-Mar. 3, 1853); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852; delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852; resumed the practice of law; judge of the court of common pleas 1862-1865; associate justice of the supreme court of Ohio 1865-1878 and was chief justice in 1877 and 1878; died in Athens, Ohio, Aug. 5, 1891; interment in West Union Street Cemetery) |
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