Welch, J. S. (John Shaw), 1888-1947

John Shaw Welch was born in Paradise, Utah, on July 28, 1888, to John Jr. and Ann Rebecca Shaw Welch. He graduated with a B.S. in Soil Chemistry from the Utah Agricultural College (Logan, Utah) in 1911. From 1911-1917, he served as Superintendent at the University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station in Gooding, Idaho. Welch married Eulalia Sorensen on June 18, 1913. In 1917, J. S. Welch and his wife were called by the L.D.S. Church on a mission, at the Maori Agricultural College in New Zealand, where J.S. Welch served as president of the College until 1920. He was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture of Idaho from 1927-1931. John Shaw Welch died in Logan, Utah, on August 21, 1947.

From the description of Journal of John S. Welch. 1917-1920. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 64583044

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