Martin Welker

Martin Welker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office
November 25, 1873 – June 1, 1889
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byCharles Taylor Sherman
Succeeded byAugustus J. Ricks
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byGeorge Bliss
Succeeded byJames Monroe
4th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 11, 1858 – January 9, 1860
GovernorSalmon P. Chase
Preceded byThomas H. Ford
Succeeded byRobert C. Kirk
Personal details
Born
Martin Welker

(1819-04-25)April 25, 1819
Knox County, Ohio
DiedMarch 15, 1902(1902-03-15) (aged 82)
Wooster, Ohio
Resting placeWooster Cemetery
Wooster, Ohio
Political partyWhig
Republican
Educationread law
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Martin Welker (April 25, 1819 – March 15, 1902) was an American politician and judge who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for three terms from 1865 to 1871 and a district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1873 to 1889.