Gideon Welles
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| Gideon Welles | |
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| Personal | |
| Date & Place of Birth | July 1, 1802 Glastonbury, Connecticut |
| Parents | Samuel Welles Ann Hale |
| Religion | Christian, non-denominational |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Hale |
| Children | Edgar Thaddeus Welles Thomas Glastonbury Welles John Arthur Welles Herbert Welles Samuel Welles Edward Gideon Welles Anna Jane Welles Mary Juanita Welles |
| Date & Place of Death | February 11, 1878 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Place of Burial | Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut |
| Education | Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, Norwich, Vermont |
| Office of Service | Secretary of the Navy March 7, 1861 – March 4, 1869 |
| Post-war career | Author: Lincoln and Seward (1874) |
