Herman Welker

Herman Welker
United States Senator
from Idaho
In office
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957
Preceded byGlen H. Taylor
Succeeded byFrank Church
Member of the Idaho Senate
In office
January 5, 1949 – January 7, 1951
Preceded byJames Young
Succeeded byJ. Ben Wherry
ConstituencyPayette County
Prosecuting Attorney of Washington County, Idaho
In office
1929–1935
Preceded byDelton L. Carter
Succeeded byJohn J. Peacock
Personal details
Born
Herman Orville Welker[1]

(1906-12-11)December 11, 1906
Cambridge, Idaho, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1957(1957-10-30) (aged 50)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGladys Taylor Pence Welker (m. 1930)
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Idaho (LL.B.)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service1943–44
RankCorporal
Battles/warsWorld War II

Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Index". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1928. p. 449.
  2. ^ "Former Sen. Herman Welker dead at 50 after surgery". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 31, 1957. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Herman Welker, Ex-Senator from Idaho, dies". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 31, 1957. p. 1A.