Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles was born in 1802. Gideon Welles died in 1878. Gideon Welles served in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Site popularity score: 70,452

Social media score: Pending

Biography

Born 1802-07-01 · Died 1878-02-11

American government official; United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 (1802–1878)

Terms in office & positions

Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut House of Representatives — 1861-03-07 – 1869-03-04

Offices & 2026 races

Connecticut House of Representatives

Connecticut House of Representatives

Comments

Share your take below. When you press Post, you will answer one short U.S. civics question (eight choices). We use it only to help confirm you are a real person, not a spam bot.