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Weissert, Augustus G

soldier, lawyer, was born Aug. 7, 1844, in Canton, Ohio. He served as a union soldier during the civil war in the eighth Wisconsin volunteer infantry, and was brevetted captain for meritorious conduct on the field of battle. In 1888 he was department commander of the Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic; received the re-election a second time; and in 1892-93 was commander-in-chief of that body.

Weitzel, Godfrey

soldier, was born Nov. 1, 1835, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1864 he was brevetted major-general of volunteers for meritorious and distinguished services during the civil war. He died March 19, 1884, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Welch, Adonijah Strong

lawyer, college president, United States senator, author, was born April 12, 1821, in East Hampton, Conn. In 1865 he moved to Florida; and in 1868 was elected a senator in congress from that state for the term ending in 1869. He was president of Iowa Agricultural college in 1869-83. was the author of Analysis of the English Sentence; Object Lessons; Talks on Psychology; and The Teacher's Psychology. He died March 15, 1889, in Pasadena, Cal.

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Welch, Frank

congressman. He was a representative from Nebraska to the forty-fifth congress.

Welch, John

lawyer, state senator, congressman, author, was born Oct. 28, 1805, in Harrison county, Ohio. He was a member of the state senate of Ohio in 1846 and 1847; and was a representative in congress from 1851 to 1853. He was subsequently one of the trustees of the Ohio university. He was the author of Mathematical Curiosities; and Index Digest of Ohio Decisions.

Welch, Johnson

clergyman, college president, was born Sept. 15, 1809, in Harrison county, Ohio. He became a minister of the presbyterian church, adhering to the Scotch or seceding party, and at the time of his death was president of Franklin college. He died April 1, 1837, in Athens, Ohio.

Welch, Moses Cook

clergyman, author, was born Feb. 22, 1754, in Mansfield, Conn. He published various discourses and pamphlets, including Eulogy on Benjamin Chaplin; and The Addresser Addressed, a reply to Hon. Zephaniah Swift. He died April 21, 1824, in Mansfield, Conn.

Welch, Philip Henry

journalist, humorist, author, was born in 1849 in New York. He was a journalist and humorist of New York city; and the author of The Tailor-Made Girl; and Said In Fun. He died in 1889.

Welch, Ransom Bethune

clergyman, educator, author, was born in 1825 in Greenfield, N. Y. He was a presbyterian clergyman, professor of Christian theology at Auburn seminary; and the author of Faith and Modern Thought; and Outlines of Christian Theology. He died June 29, 1890, in Healing Springs, Va.

Welch, William H

lawyer, jurist, was born in Connecticut. In 1853 he was appointed chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Minnesota, where he resided.

Welch, William Henry

physician, educator, author, was born in 1850 in Connecticut. He is a Baltimore physician, professor of pathology in Johns Hopkins university from 1884; and the author of General Pathology of Fever.

Welch, William W

physician, congressman, was born Dec. 10, 1818, in Norfolk, Conn. He was twice elected to the house of representatives, and twice to the senate of Connecticut. He was a representative from that state during the thirty-fourth congress.