Leroy Welsh
Leroy Welsh was a Republican Party|Republican] politician appointed Ohio State Treasurer from 1875 to 1876.
Early life
Leroy Welsh was born in Beallsville, Monroe [County, Ohio], in March 1844.He moved with his parents to Washington [Township, Belmont County, Ohio], in 1854. Leroy Welsh was the son of Isaac Welsh, Ohio State Treasurer in 1871 and 1873. In 1869 he graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and then studied law at home for a year before entering Cincinnati [Law School], where he graduated in 1871.
Career
He was chief assistant to his father at the Treasury beginning in 1872. When his father died on November 25, 1875, Governor Allen |Allen] appointed Leroy Welsh to serve the remaining weeks of his father's second term. He returned home to Belmont County, Ohio, early in 1876 when his term ended.Welsh practiced in Belmont County and later opened a law office in Columbus.