Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Welsh, Charles R.  March 12, 1885 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Ltd. Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

CHARLES R. WELSH, City Planning Engineer. An army officer stationed in 
Honolulu since 1922, Charles R. Welsh re-entered civilian life in Feb., 1925, 
to accept an appointment as engineer for the City Planning Commission, 
assuming that office on Feb. 10. By profession an engineer, Mr. Welsh has had 
wide experience both in civilian and military branches of engineering. His 
duties with the commission include the direction of civic improvement projects 
and he will act as an advisor in matters pertaining to engineering involved in 
public works.
  Born at Boone, Ia., March 12, 1885, Mr. Welsh is the son of Dr. C. I. and 
Emma (Mills) Welsh. His parents removing to Kansas, Mr. Welsh received his 
education in the schools of that state and was graduated from Clifton High 
School. He attended the University of Kansas and Kansas Agricultural College, 
where he received a B. S. degree in 1908. He become city and county engineer 
of Clay Center, Kans., in 1909, holding this position until the United States 
entered the World War in 1917. He was commissioned a captain in the Signal 
Corps, was promoted to major a short time later, and was stationed at Fort 
Leavenworth, Kans., until the latter part of 1918. Honorably discharged from 
the army in 1919, Mr. Welsh remained in government service in the office of 
Director of Sales of superfluous army goods, Washington, D. C. He re-entered 
the army in Dec., 1920, as a captain, and was stationed at Camp Vail, N.J., 
until assigned to the Hawaiian department in Feb., 1922. He served as post 
signal officer at Schofield Barracks and was in command of the 11th Signal 
Corps until his recent resignation.
  Mr. Welsh and Pearl Hageman were married at Holton, Kans., April 26, 1907. 
He is a Mason, Shriner, a member of the American Association of Engineers, 
Honolulu Rotary Club, Honolulu Ad Club, and served as president of the 
Sojourners’ Club at Schofield Barracks.


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