Israel Victor Welch
Appearance
Israel Victor Welch | |
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Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
In office 1862–1865 | |
Member of the Mississippi Legislature | |
In office 1858 | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 20, 1822 St. Stephens, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | May 18, 1869 (aged 47) Macon, Mississippi, U.S. |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Israel Victor Welch (January 20, 1822 – May 18, 1869) was an American politician and lawyer during the American Civil War. He served as a member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States.
Biography
[edit]Welch was born in St. Stephens, Washington County, Alabama, and later moved to Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Legislature in 1858 was a soldier in the Confederate States Army. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865.[1]
After the end of the Civil War, Welch returned to Macon, Mississippi to practice law. Welch died in Macon on May 18, 1869.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Welch". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Warner, Ezra J. Jr. (1975-09-01). Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-4942-3.
Categories:
- 1822 births
- 1869 deaths
- People from Washington County, Alabama
- Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Mississippi
- 19th-century American legislators
- Mississippi lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Confederate States Army officers
- 19th-century American lawyers
- People from Macon, Mississippi
- Mississippi politician stubs
- American Civil War biography stubs