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

J.S. Welch (1888-1947) was a Mormon teacher and agriculturalist. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to New Zealand between 1917 and 1920, serving as principal of the Maori Agricultural College.

From the description of J.S. Shaw journal, 1917-1920. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 152031138

John Shaw Welch was born 28 July 1888 in Paradise, Cache, Utah to John Welch and Ann Shaw. He married Eulalia Sorenson in 1913 and they had four children. John died 21 August 1947.

From the guide to the J.S. Welch mission journal, 1917-1920, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)