Isaac Welsh (July 20, 1811 – November 25, 1875) was a

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from 1872 until his death in 1875, when he was replaced by his son. Isaac Welsh was born July 20, 1811, in

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. He was raised on a farm, and had little formal education. As an adult, he moved to Beallsville in

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, and was in merchandising, but soon returned to Belmont. He was a Whig until that party collapsed. In 1857, and 1859, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for the 53rd and 54th General Assembly as a Republican. In 1861, he was elected from the 20th District to the Ohio Senate in the 55th General Assembly.

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/ Colfax in 1868 Smith 1898 : 260 Welsh was elected state treasurer in 1871, and again in 1873. He died November 25, 1875, and his son

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was appointed to serve the remaining weeks of his second term. Smith 1898 : 289 Welsh was married to Mary A. Armstrong of Belmont County. Caldwell 1880 : 415 Welsh was a

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. General Assembly 1862 : 37-38 Welsh died at his home at

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