Famous People with Name Welty

Eudora Alice Welty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eudora Alice Welty: was an award-winning American author and photographer who wrote about the American South.Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and lived a significant portion of her life in the city's Belhaven neighborhood, where her home has been preserved. She was educated at the Mississippi State College for Women (now called Mississippi University for Women), the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Columbia Business School. While at Columbia University, where she was the captain of the women's polo team, Welty was a regular at Romany Marie's café in 1930.

Benjamin Franklin Welty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Franklin Welty: was a soldier, attorney, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.He became prosecuting attorney of Allen County 1905-1910, and was a lieutenant colonel in the Ohio National Guard 1908-1913. He served as special counsel to the Ohio Attorney General 1911-1913,