Nelson Welch Cheney (June 27, 1875 – November 23, 1944) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was born on June 27, 1875, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Edgar Orlando Cheney (1843–1904) and Philena C. (Welch) Cheney. There he attended the public schools, and Central High School. He graduated B.A. from Cornell University in 1899.[1]
On June 4, 1904, he married Edith Ingram, and they had four children.[2] They lived in Eden
nelson, cheney, nelson, welch, cheney, june, 1875, november, 1944, american, politician, from, york, life, edithe, born, june, 1875, buffalo, york, edgar, orlando, cheney, 1843, 1904, philena, welch, cheney, there, attended, public, schools, central, high, sch. Nelson Welch Cheney June 27 1875 November 23 1944 was an American politician from New York Life EditHe was born on June 27 1875 in Buffalo New York the son of Edgar Orlando Cheney 1843 1904 and Philena C Welch Cheney There he attended the public schools and Central High School He graduated B A from Cornell University in 1899 1 On June 4 1904 he married Edith Ingram and they had four children 2 They lived in EdenCheney was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1916 1917 both Erie Co 9th D 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 and 1929 all twelve Erie Co 8th D He was Chairman of the Committee on Claims in 1918 and later for many years Chairman of the Committee on Banks He was a member of the New York State Senate 50th D from 1930 to 1938 sitting in the 152nd 153rd 154th 155th 156th 157th 158th 159th 160th and 161st New York State Legislatures He died on November 23 1944 3 and was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo Assemblyman Nelson Welch 1808 1900 was his grandfather 4 Notes Edit New York Red Book 1920 pg 175 Who s Who in New York City and State by Lewis Randolph Hamersly 1929 Vol 9 pg 313 NELSON W CHENEY 6S ONCE STATE SENATOR in the New York Times on November 25 1944 subscription required Eden by Susan Minekime Images of America series Arcadia Publishing 2011 pg 106 External links EditNelson W Cheney at Find a GraveNew York State AssemblyPreceded byFrank B Thorn New York State Assembly Erie County 9th District1916 1917 Succeeded bydistrict abolishedPreceded byHerbert A Zimmerman New York State Assembly Erie County 8th District1918 1929 Succeeded byR Foster PiperNew York State SenatePreceded byCharles A Freiberg New York State Senate 50th District1930 1938 Succeeded byArthur L Swartz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nelson W Cheney amp oldid 1127665560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
