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| spouse =Caroline Brown Cobb | | spouse =Caroline Brown Cobb | ||
| parents =Russell and Fannie Peabody Welles | | parents =Russell and Fannie Peabody Welles | ||
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Welles was born in [[1855]] in Mystic, Connecticut and was educated in the schools of that city. | Welles was born in [[1855]] in Mystic, Connecticut and was educated in the schools of that city. | ||
| − | Around [[1875]] he moved south, first to Key West, before settling in Pensacola around [[1878]], at which time Welles began working for the [[Pensacola Fish Company]]. | + | Around [[1875]] he moved south, first to Key West, before settling in Pensacola around [[1878]], at which time Welles began working for the [[Pensacola Fish Company]]. Around [[1883]] Welles, in partnership with [[E. E. Saunders]], incorporated the [[E. E. Saunders Company]], with Welles acting as manager. At its height, the E. E. Saunders Company employed over one thousand men, operated ice and fishmeal manufacturing plants, and had an annual payroll exceeding $100,000.<ref>[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/fishing.htm#t_e_welles Pensacola’s Heritage at St John’s Historic Cemetery]</ref> |
| − | + | Welles became very successful and in later years entered the banking industry, serving as vice president of the [[Citizens National Bank]] and a director of the [[Peoples National Bank]]. He served as the president of the Young Men's Business League and the Good Government League, and was a member of the Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, the Improved Order of Red Men, Woodmen of the World, and the Masons. Welles owned a home at [[Gadsden Street]] and [[12th Avenue]], as well as a large plantation in north Alabama. | |
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| − | Welles became very successful and in later years entered the banking industry, serving as vice president of the [[Citizens National Bank]] and a director of the [[Peoples National Bank]]. He | ||
After E. E. Saunders' death in [[1913]], Welles bought his shares of the Saunders operations from his widow, and operated the company until his death in November [[1914]]. | After E. E. Saunders' death in [[1913]], Welles bought his shares of the Saunders operations from his widow, and operated the company until his death in November [[1914]]. | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
| − | Welles was a Democrat, and served for a number of years on the state Democratic Executive Committee. He served as [[Mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1903]]-[[ | + | Welles was a Democrat, and served for a number of years on the state Democratic Executive Committee. He served as [[Mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1903]]-[[1905]]. |
==Heritage== | ==Heritage== | ||
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Welles is also related to [[Wikipedia:Gideon Welles|Gideon Welles]], Secretary of the Navy during and after the Civil War. | Welles is also related to [[Wikipedia:Gideon Welles|Gideon Welles]], Secretary of the Navy during and after the Civil War. | ||
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==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
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[[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Welles, Thomas Everett]] [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Welles, Thomas Everett]] [[Category:Bankers|Welles, Thomas Everett]] | [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Welles, Thomas Everett]] [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Welles, Thomas Everett]] [[Category:Bankers|Welles, Thomas Everett]] | ||
