Benjamin F. Welty | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | J. Edward Russell |
| Succeeded by | John L. Cable |
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| Born | Benjamin Franklin Welty (1870-08-09)August 9, 1870 Bluffton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 1962(1962-10-23) (aged 92) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery,Shawnee Township, Ohio |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Ohio Northern University University of Michigan |
Benjamin Franklin Welty (August 9, 1870 – October 23, 1962) was an American soldier and attorney who served two terms as aU.S. representative fromOhio from 1917 to 1921.
Born nearBluffton, Ohio, andPandora, Ohio, Welty's parents emigrated from Switzerland to Ohio in the mid-1800s. He attended the common schools and the Tri-State Normal College of Indiana. He graduated from theOhio Northern University atAda in 1894 and from theUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1896. He studied law, and wasadmitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice inLima, Ohio.
He served ascity solicitor of Bluffton from 1897 to 1909.
He also served as aprivate during theSpanish–American War.
He becameprosecuting attorney ofAllen County 1905–1910, and was alieutenant colonel in theOhio National Guard 1908–1913. He served as special counsel to theOhio Attorney General 1911–1913, and was a special assistant in theUnited States Department of Justice 1913–1915.
Welty was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-fifth andSixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to theSixty-seventh Congress.
After his Congressional career, he was employed with Inland Waterways Association 1921–1924. He resumed the practice of law until 1951, when he retired.
He died inDayton, Ohio, October 23, 1962. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery,Shawnee Township, Ohio.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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