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John Welch

Held 3 offices on file, 1851-1878.

About John Welch

Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).

John Welch (1805-1891) was born in New Athens, Ohio, and is on record as a United States representative for district 12 (1851-1853), a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1865-1878) and a member of the State Senate of Ohio.

John Welch studied at Franklin College. John Welch's occupations on record: judge and lawyer. John Welch died in Athens, Athens County, Ohio in 1891, aged 85, and is buried at West Union Street Cemetery, Ohio.

Offices held

Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.

YearsOfficePartyNotesSource
1851 to 1853 United States representative, district 12 Whig bioguide.congress.gov
1865 to 1878 Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court wikidata.org
dates not on file Member of the State Senate of Ohio wikidata.org

Parties on record

  • Republican
  • Whig Party

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