Michigan normal school at Ypsilanti, where he remained till 18(55. In that year he removed to Florida and settled in Jacksonville, where he was chairman of the State Republican committee during the canvass of 1868, which brought Florida back into the Union. He was then chosen U. S. senator, serving from 2 Julv, 1868, till 3 March, 1869. In 1869-83 he was president of Iowa state agricultural college, where he is still a professor. It gave him the degree of LL. D. in 1873, and he received the same from Michigan university in 1879. He was president of the first teachers' association of Michigan in 1851. In 1882 he was sent to Europe by the commissioner of agriculture to inspect colleges of that science, and his report was published by the U. S. government. Dr. Welch is the author of "Analysis of the English Sentence" (New York, 1850) ; " Object Lessons " (1861); "Talks on Psychology" (1888); and "The Teachers' Psychology" (1888).
WELCH, John, jurist, b. in Harrison county,
Ohio, 28 Oct., 1805. He was graduated at Franklin
college in 1828, studied law, and was admitted to
the bar in 1833. He was prosecuting attorney from
1834 till 1839, sat in the Ohio senate in 1846-'7, and
in 1850 was elected to congress, serving one term.
He was a member in 1852 of the national convention
that nominated
Winfield Scott for the presidency,
and in 1856 was an elector on the
Frémont
ticket. He was a judge of the court of common
pleas in 1863-'5, and was then raised to the
supreme bench, serving thirteen years. He resumed
practice, but retired after seven or eight years, and
has since devoted himself to literary pursuits. The
degree of LL.D. was given him by Franklin college
in 1867. Judge Welch has invented a new
method of computing interest, and is the author
of “Mathematical Curiosities” (Athens, Ohio, 1883);
“Index-Digest of Ohio Decisions” (Cincinnati,
1886); and lectures and essays on
“Thomas Ewing,”
“Mob Law,” “History of Ohio University,”
and other subjects. - His brother, Johnson, b. in
Harrison county, Ohio, 15 Sept., 1809; d. in
New Athens, Ohio, 1 April, 1837, became a
minister of the Presbyterian church, adhering to
the Scotch, or Seceding party, and at the time of
his death was the president of Franklin college.
WELCH, Ransom Bethune, clergyman, b. in
Greenville, N. Y., about 1825. He was graduated
at Union college in 1846, studied two years at An-
dover theological seminary, and then at Auburn,
where he was graduated in 1852. In 1853-4 he
arranged a system of colportage in Mississippi for
the American tract society. lie was ordained in
December, 1854, as pastor of the Dutch Reformed
church at Gilboa, N. Y., remained there till 1856,
and was then in charge of a congregation at Cats-
kill till 1859. He was professor of logic, rhetoric,
and English literature at Union college in 1860-'76,
and since the latter date has occupied the chair of
Christian theology in Auburn theological seminary.
He received the degree of D. D. from the University
of the city of' New York and Rutgers in 1868, and
that of LL. D. from Maryville college, Tenn., in
1872. He was a delegate to the Presbyterian alli-
ance at Belfast, Ireland, in 1884, and London in
1888, and to the centennial conference of Foreign
missions at London in the latter year. In 1886 he
became vice-president of the American institute of
Christian philosophy. Prof. Welch is the author
of " Faith and Modern Thought," with an intro-
duction by Prof. Tayler Lewis (New York, 1876) ;
" Outlines of Christian Theology " (1881) ; separate
addresses ; and contributions to current religious
literature. In 1881 he became an associate editor
of the '.' Presbyterian Review."
WELD, Horatio Hastings, author, b. in Bos-
ton, Mass., 4 Feb., 1811 ; d. in Riverton, N. J., 27
Aug., 1888. He became a printer and then edited
newspapers in Lowell, Boston, New York, and
Philadelphia, but in 1845 took orders in the Prot-
estant Episcopal church. He was rector succes-
sively of St. James's, Downingtown, Pa. ; Trinity,
Morristown, N. J. ; and Christ church, Riverton,
N. J. He received the degree of S. T. D. from
Andalusia college, Pa., in 1868. Dr. Weld has
published " Corrected Proofs," a volume of sketches
(Boston, 1837); "Life of Christ" (Philadelphia,
1850) ; " Scripture Quotations " (1850) ; and M Sa-
cred Poetical Quotations" (1851), and has edited
" Scenes in the Lives of the Apostles " (Philadel-
phia, 1846) ; " Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs
and Prophets " (1847) ; " Women of the Scriptures "
(1848) ; "Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, with
a Narrative of his Public Life and Services " (New
York, 1849) ; " Sacred Poetical Quotations " (1851) ;
and " The Star of Bethlehem " (1852).
WELD, Isaac, British traveller, b. in Dublin,
Ireland, 15 March, 1774; d. near Bray, County
Dublin, 4 Aug., 1856. His father, Isaac Weld, of
Dublin, was a personal friend of Charles James
Fox. The son travelled extensively on this conti-
nent, and was for fifty-six years connected with
the Royal society of Dublin, of which he was long
secretary and vice-president. His journey in this
country was prompted by the idea that the Irish
people would afterward be led to emigrate hither
in great numbers. Arriving in Philadelphia in
September, 1795, he made his way, on horseback,
on foot, or in a canoe, through dense forests and
along rivers, trusting often to friendly Indians for
safe conduct. In the cities he saw much of the
best society, and made the acquaintance of George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The result of
his trip was his " Travels through the States of
North America and the Provinces of Upper and
Lower Canada during the Years 1795. 1796, and
1797" (London, 1799, many later editions; French
translation, 3 vols., Paris. 1800 ; German transla-
tion, 3 vols., The Hague, 1801-2). Mr ; Weld wrote
also " Illustrations of the Scenery of Killarney and
the Surrounding Country" (1807).— His 'half-
brother, Charles Richard, English traveller, b.
in Windsor, England, in 1818 ; d. in Bath, 15 Jan.,
1869, was for many years assistant secretary of the
Royal society, and the author, among many other
works, of " A Vacation Tour in the United States
and Canada " (London, 1855).
WELD, Lewis, educator, b. in Hampton, Conn., 17 Oct., 1796 ; d. in Hartford, Conn., 30 Dec, 1853. He was graduated at Yale in 1818, and became a teacher in the American asylum for the education of the deaf and dumb, of which, on the resignation of Thomas H. Gallaudet in 1830, he was made principal. Previously he served
