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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointed him secretary of the navy in 1861. As secretary he worked to rebuild the navy after the mass resignation of southern officers just prior to the Civil War and successfully implemented the naval blockade of southern ports. Welles left his post after disagreement with the Reconstruction policies of Andrew Johnson, returning to the Democratic Party in 1868. In the remaining years of his life Welles devoted himself to writing.
Gideon Welles (1802-1878) was an American politician and journalist. He was the founder and editor of the Hartford (Connecticut) Times, and served as Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1869.
Gideon Welles was Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing in the Navy Department from 1846 to 1849.
United States Secretary of the Navy.
Secretary of the Navy.
Connecticut journalist, editor, politician, and Secretary of the Navy under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson (1861-1869).
Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, 1861-1869, was born in 1802 in Connecticut and died in 1878. He was a member of the Connecticut legislature, editor of The Hartford Times, and held several positions in state government. He joined the Republican Party and served the Lincoln and Johnson administrations as Secretary of the Navy. His three volume diary is a source for information on the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
American politician; Secretary of the Navy.
Gideon Welles was Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War.
A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointed him secretary of the navy in 1861. As secretary he worked to rebuild the navy after the mass resignation of southern officers just before the beginning of the Civil War and successfully implemented the naval blockade of southern ports. Welles left his post after disagreement with the Reconstruction policies of Andrew Johnson, returning to the Democratic Party in 1868. In the remaining years of his life Welles devoted himself to writing.
American politician, United States Secretary of the Navy.
U.S. secretary of the navy and newspaper editor.
Editor of the Hartford Times, secretary of the navy (1861-1869), and founder of the Hartford Evening Press.
American politician, Secretary of the Navy.
Gideon Welles (1802-1878) was an American politician and editor. He served as Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson after having political positions in Connecticut as a member of the Democratic Party. He left the party over the slavery question and became a Republican supporter. He edited and wrote political commentary for several newspapers in Connecticut.
Gideon Welles was born in 1802 in Connecticut, where he was editor of the Harford Times. He served in the Connecticut legislature, then as Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, and continued in that position until 1869. He and Assistant Secretary Gustavus Fox were responsible for the successful prosecution of the naval side of the war.
Gideon Welles (1802-1878) was an American politician and editor.
He served as Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson after having political positions in Connecticut as a member of the Democratic Party. He left the party over the slavery question and became a Republican supporter. He edited and wrote political commentary for several newspapers in Connecticut.
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