Sacramento County
Biographies
MARTIN I. WELSH
One of the notable figures in the public
life of the Sacramento Valley is Martin I. Welsh, who is now engaged in the practice of
law in the capital city, and who has been superior judge of Sacramento
County, mayor of Sacramento, and deputy district attorney. Judge Welsh's conduct of
his official duties has been characterized by unquestioned integrity and by
efficient discharge of the tasks entrusted to him, all being performed in a
manner most satisfactory to his fellow citizens.
Martin I. Welsh was born in San Jose, California, October 1, 1882,
a son of Garrett and Mary (Connelly) Welsh. The father was a pioneer of Santa Clara County, California, where he came in 1851, the
journey having been made by way of the Isthmus of Panama. He was married at Santa Clara.
Martin I. Welsh attended the public
schools and then pursued his higher studies at St. Joseph's College, and at St. Vincent's
College at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. His education was interrupted, however, by the death of his
father, and he returned to San
Jose to go to work.
At first he undertook the study of law privately, and in 1912 successfully
passed the bar examinations and was admitted to practice in the courts of California. He began active practice in the city of Sacramento, and was judge of the superior court here for a term. He
was also deputy district attorney under E. S. Wachhorst.
He served as city councilman of Sacramento from January 1, 1928,
to December
31, 1929, and as mayor from September 27, 1928, to December 31, 1929, and was the nominee on the democratic state ticket for the office of
lieutenant-governor of California. Judge Welsh
is a member of the State and County Bar Associations. In politics he is
nominally a democrat, although he exercises his right to think independently on
political matters, and he is ex-grand sachem of the Iroquois Clubs of
California, a democratic organization. He was married to Miss Marie E. Eubanks
of Santa Clara County, California, August 15, 1903,
and is the father of Elynor Jane, Mildred Faye, and
Marie Ellen Welsh.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento
County, California With Biographical Sketches, Page 312.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.