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Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957.
20 juin 2016 · Pearson alleged that two Republican United States senators – Styles Bridges of New Hampshire and Herman Welker of Idaho – had attempted to blackmail a fellow senator, Wyoming Democrat Lester Hunt, and that the threats led directly to Hunt’s suicide.
8 mai 2023 · Journalist James Risen tells the story of Sen. Frank Church, who exposed the dirty laundry of the CIA and the FBI nearly 50 years ago, and inspired congressional oversight of intelligence...
1 juil. 2024 · Herman Welker was defeated for reelection in 1956 by Frank Church. Welker’s behavior was noticeably more erratic during his campaign and the former senator died from a brain tumor shortly after leaving office.
3 mars 2024 · He died at the clinic on Wednesday, October 30, 1957. On November 1, approximately 150 people attended the military service held in the Fort Meyer, Virginia, chapel, where Welker was eulogized for his relentless fight against communism. He was buried the same day in Arlington National Cemetery.
Herman Welker was born in Cambridge, Idaho, December 11, 1906, the youngest of the seven children of John T. and Zelda Shephard Welker. Both of his parents were from North Carolina, but came west and settled in Cambridge where John Welker was a potato grower.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (AP) --Herman Welker, former Republican Senator from Idaho, died tonight at the age of 50. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
