Martin Welker
Martin Welker (1819-1902) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
He received a recess appointment from President Ulysses Grant on November 25, 1873 and was nominated on December 2nd. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 1873, and received commission that same day. He retired on June 1, 1889.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1840[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Millersburg, Ohio, 1840-1846
- Clerk, Court of Common Pleas, Holmes County, Ohio, 1846-1851
- Private practice, Millersburg, Ohio, 1851-1852
- Judge, 6th Judicial District Court of Ohio, 1852-1857
- Private practice, Wooster, Ohio, 1857
- Lieutenant governor, State of Ohio, 1857-1858
- U.S. Army, Colonel 1861-1865
- U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1865-1871
- Professor, Wooster College, 1873-1890[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Ohio
Welker received a recess appointment from President Ulysses Grant on November 25, 1873 and was nominated on December 2nd. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 1873, and received commission that same day. He retired on June 1, 1889.[1]
External links
- Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Martin Welker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Martin Welker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Taylor Sherman |
Northern District of Ohio 1873–1889 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Augustus Ricks
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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