Samuel Welsh
Samuel John Welsh (September 17, 1879 â October 25, 1950) was a civil engineer, canal manager, and politician from Vinton, located west of the Calcasieu Parish seat of government in Lake Charles in far southwestern Louisiana.
| Samuel John Welsh | |
Calcasieu Parish Police Juror
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| In office 1916â1920 | |
Member of the
Calcasieu Parish School Board | |
| Born | September 17, 1879 New Castle, Lawrence County Pennsylvania |
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| Died | October 25, 1950 (aged 71) Vinton, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Friggle Welsh (married 1902-1950, his death) Five sons |
| Occupation | Civil engineer and businessman |
A native of New Castle in Lawrence County in far western Pennsylvania, Welsh studied civil engineering and relocated to Vinton in 1902 after his marriage to the former Margaret Friggle of Oil City in Venango County, also in western Pennsylvania. The couple had five sons: John Edgar (b. 1903), James Herbert (b. 1906), Robert Bruce (b. 1910), Samuel John, Jr. (b. 1915), and William Max (b. 1920). He was a railroad surveyor and the manager of the Sabine Canal Company. An active Democrat, Welsh served on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury from 1916 to 1920 and was a member and past president of the Calcasieu Parish School Board from 1936 to 1950. He was also a member and past president of the Vinton Drainage Board. He was a member of the Methodist Church, Rotary International, and the Masonic lodge. For a short time prior to his death, he was a director of the West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital.[1][2]
Welsh died in Vinton at the age of seventy-one and is interred at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly near Vinton.[3] The S. J. Welsh Middle School bears his name.[1]
References
- â 1.0 1.1 Welsh, Samuel John. Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on January 19, 2018.
- â Lake Charles American Press, October 29, 1950.
- â Lake Charles American Press, October 29, 1950.