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Richard Joseph Welch

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American politician (1869-1949)

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Richard Joseph Welch was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. Before this, Welch had been a state senator.

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Welch's official State Senate portrait, 1903Welch's official State Senate portrait, 1903Political advertisement for Welch's congressional campaign published in the South of Market Journal, August 1926Political advertisement for Welch's congressional campaign published in the South of Market Journal, August 1926

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Richard Joseph Welch was an American county clerk and politician. He sat in the United States House of Representatives for 12 terms from 1926 to 1949, serving a district in San Francisco, California. Before this, Welch had been a state senator. As of 2025, he is the last Republican to represent San Francisco in the House.

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United States
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Politicians
Type
Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1869 to 1949 · aged 80
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