Background
Welch, Walter Scott was born on July 10, 1877 in near Collins, Mississippi, United States. Son of James N. and Mary Anise (Rogers) Welch.
Welch, Walter Scott was born on July 10, 1877 in near Collins, Mississippi, United States. Son of James N. and Mary Anise (Rogers) Welch.
Bachelor of Science, A. and M. College of Mississippi, 1898, Master of Science, 1901. Bachelor of Laws, Millsaps College, 1906.
Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1906, since practiced Laurel, member Welch, Gibbs & Butts. City attorney, 1909-1910, 35-42, 49-—. Vice president First National Bank of Laurel, since 1941, Laurel Oil & Fertilizer Company, since 1939.
Director, member Executive Committee Merchants Company, Hattiesburg.
Democratic presidential elector, 1944.
Member American, Mississippi, Jones County bar associations, Chamber of Commerce.
Married Alice Tracy, October 16, 1901. Children: James Tracy, Walter Scott, David Cannon, Margaret Mills.