George Austin Welsh | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office August 29, 1957 – October 22, 1970 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office May 20, 1932 – August 29, 1957 | |
| Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Joseph Whitaker Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Egan |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – May 31, 1932 | |
| Preceded by | George P. Darrow |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lee Davis |
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| Born | George Austin Welsh (1878-08-09)August 9, 1878 |
| Died | October 22, 1970(1970-10-22) (aged 92) |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery Bala Cynwyd,Pennsylvania |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Temple University Beasley School of Law (LL.B.) |
George Austin Welsh (August 9, 1878 – October 22, 1970) was aUnited States representative fromPennsylvania and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Born on August 9, 1878, inBay View, Maryland, Welsh attended the country schools and the public schools ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.[1] He took business and academic courses fromTemple University and engaged as a legislative stenographer and reporter from 1895 to 1901.[1] He received aBachelor of Laws in 1905 from Philadelphia Law School of Temple College (nowTemple University Beasley School of Law) and was admitted to the bar the same year.[2] He entered private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1923.[2] He was Secretary to MayorJohn Weaver of Philadelphia from 1905 to 1906.[3] He was an assistant city solicitor for Philadelphia from 1906 to 1907.[2] He was an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia from 1907 to 1922.[2] He was Secretary of Temple University from 1914 to 1938, and began serving as its first Vice President in 1938.[1] He was President of the Republican district executive committee from 1914 to 1932.[1] He attended officers' training camp atFort Niagara,New York in 1917.[1] He was a member of the Board of Education ofPhiladelphia County, Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1932.[2]
Welsh was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives of the68th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his resignation May 31, 1932.[1] He was Chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions for the69th United States Congress.[1]
Welsh was nominated by PresidentHerbert Hoover on April 14, 1932, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by JudgeJoseph Whitaker Thompson.[2] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on May 19, 1932, and received his commission on May 20, 1932.[4] He assumedsenior status on August 29, 1957.[2] His service terminated on October 22, 1970, due to his death inMedia, Pennsylvania, where he resided.[1] He was cremated and his ashes interred inWest Laurel Hill Cemetery inBala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[5]
Welsh married Nellie Ross Wolf ofBermuda in 1906. They had two sons, William Austin Welsh and James Conwell Welsh. In 1921, he married for the 2nd time Helen Reed Kirk and they had three children together, Margaret, Patrick and Deborah.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1923–1932 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1932–1957 | Succeeded by |
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