Welty McCullogh

Welty McCullogh was a Republican [Party (United States)|Republican] member of the U.S. [House of Representatives] from Pennsylvania.

Biography

McCullogh was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. He served as second clerk under Captain W. B. Coulter, provost marshal of twenty-first district of Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War. He graduated from Princeton College in June 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Greensburg. He served as assistant solicitor for the Baltimore and [Ohio Railroad].
McCullogh was elected as a Republican to the 50th [United States Congress|Fiftieth] Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in United States [House election, 1888|1888]. He continued the practice of law until his death in Greensburg in 1889. Interment in the new St. Clair Cemetery.