John B. Weller

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John B. Weller

Portrait of Weller by William F. Cogswell
5th Governor of California
In office January 8, 1858 – January 9, 1860
Lieutenant	John Walkup
Preceded by	J. Neely Johnson
Succeeded by	Milton Latham
United States Senator from California
In office 1852–1857
Preceded by	John C. Frémont
Succeeded by	David C. Broderick
Personal details
Born	(1812-02-22)February 22, 1812 Montgomery, Ohio
Died	August 17, 1875(1875-08-17) (aged 63) New Orleans, Louisiana
Political party	Lecompton Democrat
Spouse(s)	G. W. Staunton
Alma mater	Miami University
Profession	Ambassador, lawyer, politician

John B. Weller (February 22, 1812 – August 17, 1875) was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.

Life

Weller was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and attended the public schools and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Butler County, Ohio. He was prosecuting attorney of Butler County from 1833 until 1836.

He 1838 he was elected as a Democrat from Ohio to the 26th-, 27th- and 28th Congresses, serving from 1839 until 1845.

He served in the 1st Regiment of Ohio Volunteers as a Lieutenant Colonel during Mexican-American War from 1846 until 1847, and then was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio in 1848, a bitterly fought campaign, and the only disputed election for Ohio Governor of the 19th century. A select joint committee of the Ohio General Assembly finally established January 22, 1849 that Weller lost by 311 votes to Whig Seabury Ford.^[1]

John B. Weller

In 1849 and 1850 he was a member of the commission to establish the boundary line between California and Mexico. After a scandal, he was removed from the commission by President Zachary Taylor. He then moved to California and practiced law. Somehow recovering from the scandal, Weller entered politics in California. He was elected as a Democrat from California to the United States Senate for the term commencing March 4, 1851, and served from January 30, 1852, to March 3, 1857, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. During the 34th Congress he was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Military Affairs. He was then elected Governor of California and served 1858 to 1860. As Governor, he intended to make California an independent republic if the North and South divided over slavery, and he personally led an assault on San Quentin Prison to take back possession of it from a commercial contractor.^[2]

After leaving the state house, he was appointed Ambassador to Mexico in 1860 and was recalled in 1861. He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1867 and continued the practice of law.

He died in New Orleans in 1875. Original interment was at Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco. His remains were moved to Girod Street Cemetery. That burying ground was destroyed in 1959 and unclaimed remains were commingled with 15,000 others and deposited beneath Hope Mausoleum, St. John's Cemetery, New Orleans.

Weller's father-in-law, John A. Bryan, was a U.S. diplomat. His brother-in-law, Charles Henry Bryan, was a California State Senator.

Notes

↑ Taylor, William A (1900). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901, with notes and sketches of senators and representatives. the XX Century Publishing Company. pp. 178–179.
↑ John B. Weller biography at the California State Library

References

John B. Weller biography at the California State Library

John B. Weller at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

Media related to John B. Weller at Wikimedia Commons
"Weller, John B.". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900

Offices and distinctions

United States Senate
Preceded by John C. Frémont	U.S. Senator (Class 1) from California 1852–1857 Served alongside: William M. Gwin	Succeeded by David C. Broderick
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Taylor Webster	United States Representative from Ohio's 2nd congressional district 1839–1845	Succeeded by Francis A. Cunningham
Party political offices
Preceded by David Tod	Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Ohio 1848	Succeeded by Reuben Wood

Articles and topics

v t e United States Senators from California

Class 1	Frémont Weller Broderick Haun Latham Conness Casserly Hager Booth Miller Hearst Williams Hearst Felton White Bard Flint Works Johnson Knowland Engle Salinger Murphy Tunney Hayakawa Wilson Seymour Feinstein

Class 3	Gwin McDougall Cole Sargent Farley Stanford Perkins Phelan Shortridge McAdoo Storke Downey Nixon Kuchel Cranston Boxer

v t e Governors of California

Before US	1 de Portolà 2 Fages 3 Rivera 4 de Neve 5 Fages 6 Roméu 7 Arrillaga 8 Arrillaga 9 Borica 10 Alberní 11 Arrillaga 12 J. Argüello 13 Solá 14 L. Argüello 15 Echeandía 16 Victoria 17 P. Pico 18 Zamorano / Echeandía 19 Figueroa 20 Castro 21 Gutierrez 22 Chico 23 Gutierrez 24 Alvarado 25 Carrillo 26 Alvarado 27 Micheltorena 28 P. Pico 29 Flores 30 A. Pico 31 P. Pico 32 Riley 33 Burnett

After US	34 Burnett 35 McDougall 36 Bigler 37 J. Johnson 38 Weller 39 Latham 40 Downey 41 Stanford 42 Low 43 Haight 44 Booth 45 Pacheco 46 Irwin 47 Perkins 48 Stoneman 49 Bartlett 50 Waterman 51 Markham 52 Budd 53 Gage 54 Pardee 55 Gillett 56 H. Johnson 57 Stephens 58 Richardson 59 Young 60 Rolph 61 Merriam 62 Olson 63 Warren 64 Knight 65 P. Brown 66 Reagan 67 J. Brown 68 Deukmejian 69 Wilson 70 Davis 71 Schwarzenegger 72 J. Brown

Before US After US US list by time in office US list by age

v t e Chairmen of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

Military Affairs Committee (1816–1947)	J. Williams Troup J. Williams Jackson Harrison Benton Preston Crittenden Benton Davis Shields Weller Davis Wilson Logan Spencer Randolph Logan Hawley Walthall Hawley Warren du Pont Johnston Chamberlain Wadsworth Reed Sheppard Reynolds Thomas

Naval Affairs Committee (1816–1947)	Tait Sanford Pleasants Lloyd Hayne Dallas Southard Rives R. Williams Mangum Bayard Fairfield Yulee Gwin Mallory J. Hale Grimes Cragin Sargent McPherson Cameron McPherson Cameron E. Hale Perkins Tillman Swanson Page F. Hale Trammell Walsh

Armed Services Committee (1947–)	Gurney Tydings Russell Saltonstall Russell Stennis Tower Goldwater Nunn Thurmond Warner Levin Warner Levin Warner Levin

v t e Ohio's 2nd congressional district

Alexander Campbell Ross Woods Shields Corwin Webster Weller Cunningham Fisher Campbell Harrison Groesbeck Gurley Long Hayes Cary Stevenson Banning Young Jordan Brown Caldwell Bromwell Goebel Allen Heintz Stephens Tatgenhorst Hess Bigelow Hess Wagner Hess Clancy Luken Gradison Portman Schmidt Wenstrup

Other Ohio Districts: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Other

v t e United States Ambassadors to Mexico

Minister	Shaler Robinson Poinsett Butler Slacum Ellis Greenhow Ellis Lawrence Thompson Beach Thompson Shannon Sidell Conner Clifford Letcher Greenhow Goss Slacum Smith Conkling Cooper Ward Gadsden Spofford Forsyth Churchwell Mordecai Green Potter McLane de la Reintrie Weller Corwin Shufelt Campbell Otterbourg Rosecrans Nelson Foster Morgan Jackson Manning Bragg Ryan Gray Ransom Clayton

Ambassador	Clayton Conger Thompson Wilson Fletcher Warren Sheffield Morrow Clark Daniels Messersmith Thurston O'Dwyer White Hill Mann Freeman McBride Jova Lucey Nava Gavin Pilliod Negroponte Jones Davidow Garza Pascual Wayne

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 21942071 LCCN: no2008017166

Persondata
Name	Weller, John B.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Senator, from California
Date of birth	1812-2-22
Place of birth	Montgomery, Ohio
Date of death	1875-8-17
Place of death	New Orleans, Louisiana

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