| |  WELLES:
See also
Luther
Walter Badger —
Thomas
Welles Bartley —
George
Francis Booth —
Morgan
Welles Brown —
Cavendish
Welles Cannon —
Silas
Hamilton Douglas —
Henry
W. Douglas —
E.
Welles Eddy —
Winthrop
Welles Ketchum —
Jeanne
Kohl-Welles —
Frederic
Courtland Penfield —
Harry
Welles Rusk —
Dudley
Woodbridge |
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Welles, Benjamin Sumner
(1892-1961) —
also known as Sumner Welles —
of Oxon Hill, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1892.
Son of Benjamin J. Welles (1857-1935) and Frances Wyeth (Swan) Welles
(1863-1911).
Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1936,
1940;
U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937-43.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died September
24, 1961 (age 68 years, 345
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
| |
Welles, Gardner —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Welles, Gaylord —
of Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Harwinton, 1832-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Welles, Gideon
(1802-1878) —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn., July 1,
1802.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1827, 1829-30,
1832, 1834-35; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1835-36, 1842-44; member of Republican
National Committee from Connecticut, 1856-64; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1861-69.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
11, 1878 (age 75 years, 225
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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| |
Welles, Henry —
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 10th District, 1815-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Welles, Henry L. (born
c.1875) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Welles, Henry T. —
of Minnesota.
Democrat. Candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, John, Jr. —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, John T. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield; elected 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, Joseph —
of New Hartford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Hartford, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, M. L. —
of Wisconsin.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, Martin —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1824-27,
1831-32; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1831-32; member
of Connecticut
state senate at-large, 1827-29.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, Muriel —
of California.
Republican. Presidential Elector for California, 1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Welles, Samuel R. —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1867, 1881.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Welles,
Sumner See Benjamin Sumner
Welles |
| |
Welles, Thaddeus —
of Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Glastonbury, 1836-37;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee); member of Connecticut
state senate 2nd District, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, Thomas —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Colonial
Governor of Connecticut, 1655, 1658.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, Thomas —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Coventry, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welles, Thomas T. —
of North Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Stonington, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | WELLING:
See also
Welling
G. Sickel |
| |
Welling, Alvin C. —
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1957-60.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Welling, Charles E. (b.
1823) —
of North Bennington, Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in New York, October
16, 1823.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Bennington, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Welling, John S. —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Welling, Mary A. —
of Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Welling, Milton Holmes
(1876-1947) —
also known as Milton H. Welling —
of Utah.
Born in Utah, 1876.
Democrat. Member of Utah state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Utah 1st District, 1917-21; defeated, 1922;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1920.
Died in 1947
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Fielding
Cemetery, Fielding, Utah.
|
| | WELLINGTON:
See also
Alanson
Bigelow Houghton —
Amory
Houghton —
Hosea
Merrill Knowlton —
Webster
H. Pearce —
Roger
Sherman |
| |
Wellington, Alice H. —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wellington, Claire S. —
of Corona, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Wellington, D. Gerry —
of Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Madison County 1st District, 1868, 1875; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wellington, George B. —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1916-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Wellington, George Louis
(1852-1927) —
also known as George L. Wellington —
of Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md.
Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., January
28, 1852.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1888,
1896
(speaker),
1912;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1895-97; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1896; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1896; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1897-1903; defeated (Progressive), 1913.
Died in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., March 20,
1927 (age 75 years, 51
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
|
| | Wellington,
Gerry See D. Gerry
Wellington |
| |
Wellington, John L. —
of Illinois.
Union Progressive candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellington, William S. —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| | WELLMAN:
See also
Charles
Marshall Waterman —
Paul
W. Workman |
| |
Wellman, A. L. —
of Dodge
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, A. Miner —
of Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Allegany County Republican Party, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Abijah J. —
of Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1874-77.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Charles —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Charles —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1948,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Wellman, Clyde A. —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Emily —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Wellman, H. F. —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan; elected 1912, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wellman,
Miner See A. Miner
Wellman |
| |
Wellman, Paul R. —
of West Virginia.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Sherley Burns —
of Louisa, Lawrence
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Thomas —
of St.
Clair County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 31st Circuit, 1902, 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, Warren W. —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Republican. Village
president of Salamanca, New York; elected 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Wellman, William B. —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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