Leroy Welsh

American politician (1844–1879)

Leroy Welsh

Ohio State Treasurer
In office
November 25, 1875 – January 1876
Appointed by| William Allen
Preceded by| Isaac Welsh
Succeeded by| John M. Millikin
Personal details
Born| March 1844
Beallsville, Ohio
Died| August 20, 1879 (age 35)
Belmont County, Ohio
Political party| Republican
Alma mater| Ohio Wesleyan University
Cincinnati Law School

Leroy Welsh was a Republican politician appointed Ohio State Treasurer from 1875 to 1876.

## Early life

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Leroy Welsh was born in Beallsville, Monroe County, Ohio, in March 1844.

He moved with his parents to Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, in 1854.[1] Leroy Welsh was the son of Isaac Welsh, Ohio State Treasurer in 1871 and 1873. In 1869 he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and then studied law at home for a year before entering Cincinnati Law School, where he graduated in 1871.

## Career

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He was chief assistant to his father at the Treasury beginning in 1872. When his father died on November 25, 1875, Governor Allen appointed Leroy Welsh to serve the remaining weeks of his father's second term.[2] He returned home to Belmont County, Ohio, early in 1876 when his term ended.[1]

Welsh practiced in Belmont County and later opened a law office in Columbus.

## Personal life

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Walsh returned home to Belmont County when he fell ill. He died August 20, 1879, in Belmont County.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Caldwell, J. A. (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. p. 415.
2. ^ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. p. 289.

Political offices

Preceded by

Isaac Welsh

|  Treasurer of Ohio
1875–1876  | Succeeded by

John M. Millikin

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* Armstrong
* McFarland
* Curry
* Sullivan
* H. Brown
* Whitehill
* Bliss
* Breslin
* Gibson
* Stone
* Dorsey
* Hooper
* Warner
* I. Welsh
* L. Welsh
* Millikin
* Howells
* Turney
* Brady
* J. Brown
* Cope
* Campbell
* Cameron
* McKinnon
* Green
* Creamer
* Brennan
* Archer
* Bryan
* Archer
* Day
* Buckley
* Ake
* Todd
* Day
* Knisley
* Ebright
* Tracy
* Ferguson
* Herbert
* Donahey
* Withrow
* Blackwell
* Deters
* Bradley
* Cordray
* Boyce
* Mandel
* Sprague

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