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Martin Welker
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Martin Welker served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Dec 8, 1873.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Dec 8, 1873
- Born
- 1819
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of OhioUlysses Grant · Dec 8, 1873 – Jun 1, 1889
Education
- Read law1840
Career
Private practice, Millersburg, Ohio, 1840-1846, 1851-1852; Clerk, Holmes County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1846-1851; Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Sixth Judicial District, 1852-1857; Private practice, Wooster, Ohio, 1857; Lieutenant governor, Ohio, 1857-1858; U.S. Army colonel, 1861-1865; U.S. representative from Ohio, 1865-1871; Professor, Wooster College, 1873-1890
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Martin Welker, District Court for the Northern District of Ohio,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1389566/martin-welker (accessed 2026-10-15).