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| parents        =Russell and Fannie Peabody Welles
 
| parents        =Russell and Fannie Peabody Welles
| children      =Frank Everett Welles<br/>Ruth Alden Langford
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==Life==
 
==Life==
Welles was born in [[1855]] in Mystic, Connecticut and was educated in the schools of that city.
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Welles was born in [[1855]] in Mystic, Connecticut and was educated in the schools of that city. In his youth he was employed by Captain T. C. Cobb of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, who operated a fleet of ice-harvesting ships.  In the early 1870s, Welles was the purser of a ship delivering ice to the [[Pensacola Fish Company]], a leading fishing company in Pensacola.  The owner, [[E. E. Saunders]], was apparently so impressed by Welles that he offered to sell him a stake in the company.  Welles returned to Massachusetts, where he married Captain Cobb's daughter, Caroline Brown Cobb, and borrowed money from him to purchase his stake in Saunders' company.  Thereafter, he moved with his wife, first to Key West, before settling in Pensacola around [[1878]], at which time Welles began working for Saunders.  Around [[1883]] Saunders reincorporated the company as the [[E. E. Saunders Company]], with Welles as partner and manager.  At the time, 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>
  
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]].  On [[June 24]], [[1882]] he married Caroline Brown Cobb of Pensacola.
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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 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.
 
 
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 also served for a time as president of the [[Gulf City Coffee Company]], and formed a joint venture with grocer [[Sol Cahn]] called the [[Welles-Cahn Company]].  Welles 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.
 
  
 
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]]-[[1904]].
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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.
 
==Other images==
 
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Image:TEWelles.PNG|Circa 1897
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
 
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{{succession box | before = [[Celestino Moreno Jones]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = 1903-1904 | after = [[Charles Henry Bliss]]}}
 
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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]]

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