John Welch (October 28, 1805 – August 5, 1891) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1851 to 1853.

Biography

Born near

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, Welch received a liberal schooling and graduated from Franklin College. He moved to Athens County in 1828 and settled in Rome Township. He engaged in the milling business. He studied law. He was

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and commenced practice in Athens, Ohio, in 1833. He served as prosecuting attorney of Athens County 1841–1843. He served as member of the Ohio Senate 1845–1847. Welch was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852. He served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852. He resumed the practice of law.

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for Republicans Fremont/

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in 1856 He served as judge of the

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1862–1865. He served as associate justice of the supreme court of Ohio 1865-1878 and was chief justice in 1877 and 1878. He died in Athens, Ohio, August 5, 1891. He was interred in West Union Street Cemetery. Welch was married in 1829 to Martha Starr, who had two sons. Smith 1898 volume 2 : 321-322

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