Albert R. Welsh

Albert Ransom Welsh (1860 - 1930) was an American politician active in Florida and the only Republican elected to the Florida Senate between 1872 and 1952.

Biography

Welsh was a realtor by profession. Riding on the coattails of Herbert Hoover's victory in the 1928 election, Welsh was elected to the Florida Senate as part of a well-organized slate in Pinellas County that also won a number of local offices.[1] Welsh defeated member of the Florida House of Representatives and Democratic candidate S. D. Harris.[2][3] He was elected to represent the 11th district.[4]

He died September 22, 1930.[5] In the 1930 general election, S. D. Harris, Welsh's 1928 opponent, was elected to succeed him.[2][6]

References
  1. Ginzl, David J. (1982). "The Politics of Patronage: Florida Republicans during the Hoover Administration". Florida Historical Quarterly. Florida Historical Society. 61 (1): 1–19. JSTOR 30146154.
  2. People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822-2019, page 89
  3. Schnur, James Anthony, "The Land Boom and Distant Clouds on the Horizon [1922-1931]" (2016). USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications. 3079.
  4. Takacs, Jeff, ed. (February 1, 2019). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2019 (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. p. 196. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  5. "Senator Welsh Dead from Heart Trouble". Orlando Evening Star. September 22, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  6. Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. Tallahassee, Florida: T. J. Appleyard, Inc. 1931. p. 33. Retrieved May 21, 2023.


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