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Benjamin Welch, Jr. (c. 1818 – April 14, 1863 Clifton Springs, Ontario County, New York) was an American politician. ==Life== He studied law with Judge Mann in Utica, New York. Afterwards he edited the ''Utica Democrat'' and then the ''Buffalo Republican'' at Buffalo, New York. In 1849, he ran for State Treasurer on the Democratic ticket but was defeated by the Whig/Anti-Rent candidate Alvah Hunt. In 1851, he ran again on the Democratic ticket for New York State Treasurer. This time he was defeated by James M. Cook by a margin of only 228 votes (200,693 for Cook; 200,465 for Welch, Jr.), but he contested successfully the election on the ground that the ballots cast for "B. Welch", "Benjamin Welch" (without the "Jr.") and "Benjamin C. Welch, Jr." (with erroneous middle initial) had not been counted, but had been cast for him. On November 20, 1852, he succeeded to the office for the remainder of the term. In 1855, he joined the American Party, and later the Republican Party. In 1859, he was appointed Commissary-General of the State Militia by Governor Edwin D. Morgan. In 1862 he joined the staff of General John Pope, but soon after contracted a disease of which he died the year after. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Welch, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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