Benjamin F. Welty
Benjamin Franklin Welty (August 9, 1870 – October 23, 1962) was an American soldier and attorney who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1917 to 1921.He attended the common schools and the Tri-State Normal College of Indiana.He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Lima, Ohio.He became prosecuting attorney of Allen County 1905–1910, and was a lieutenant colonel in the Ohio National Guard 1908–1913.This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress