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 1902-1940, her 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 (1881-1940)[1] 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.[2][3]
Welsh died in Vinton at the age of seventy-one and is interred beside his wife at Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly near Vinton.[4] The S. J. Welsh Middle School in Lake Charles bears his name.[2]
References
- â Margaret Friggle Welsh. Old.findagrave.com. Retrieved on January 19, 2018.
- â 2.0 2.1 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.