Martin Welker

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Martin Welker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
November 25, 1873 – June 1, 1889
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byCharles Taylor Sherman
Succeeded byAugustus J. Ricks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byGeorge Bliss
Succeeded byJames Monroe
4th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 11, 1858 – January 9, 1860
GovernorSalmon P. Chase
Preceded byThomas H. Ford
Succeeded byRobert C. Kirk
Personal details
Born
Martin Welker

(1819-04-25)April 25, 1819
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Martin Welker (April 25, 1819 – March 15, 1902) was a

United States representative from Ohio for three terms from 1865 to 1871 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
from 1873 to 1889.

Education and career

Welker was born on April 25, 1819, in

Governor of Ohio Salmon P. Chase.[5] He was a Colonel in the United States Army from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.[1]

Civil War service

With the outbreak of the

188th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.[5] He was mustered out September 21, 1865.[5]

Congressional service

Welker was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1862 to the 38th United States Congress.[8][5] He was elected as a Republican from Ohio's 14th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 39th, 40th and 41st United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1865, to March 3, 1871.[9][10][11][5] He was not a candidate for renomination to the 42nd United States Congress in 1870.[5]

Federal judicial service

Welker received a recess appointment from President Ulysses S. Grant on November 25, 1873, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Charles Taylor Sherman.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Grant on December 2, 1873.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1873, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on June 1, 1889, due to his retirement.[1]

Other service

Concurrent with his federal judicial service, Welker was a Professor of political science and international law at the College of Wooster from 1873 to 1890.[1] He also served as President of the Wooster National Bank and Vice President of the Wayne County Fair Board, and member of the Grand Army of the Republic.[4]

Death

Welker died on March 15, 1902, in Wooster.[1] He was interred in Wooster Cemetery.[5]

Family

Welker married Maria Armour of Millersburg March 4, 1841. After she died, he married Flora Uhl of

Cleveland, Ohio, January 16, 1896.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Welker, Martin – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ Smith 1898 Volume I : 75
  3. ^ Smith 1898 Volume I : 76
  4. ^ a b c d Smith 1898 Volume II : 329
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l United States Congress. "Martin Welker (id: W000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. ^ Ohio 1917 : 239
  7. ^ 1857 election: Welker 160,751 William H. Lytle 158,826 from Smith 1898 Volume I : 74
  8. Fourteenth District George Bliss 10,490 Welker 10,454 Smith 1898 Volume I
     : 151
  9. ^ 1864 Fourteenth District Welker 12,844 George Bliss 10,312 Smith 1898 Volume I : 196
  10. ^ 1866 Fourteenth District Welker 13,494 James B. Young 11,787 Smith 1898 Volume I : 229
  11. ^ 1868 Fourteenth District Welker 13,575 Lyman R. Critchfield 13,113 Smith 1898 Volume I : 259
  12. ^ Reed 1897 : 225–228

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1858–1860 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th congressional district
1865–1871 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
1873–1889 		Succeeded by
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