Herman Welker
Herman Welker | |
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| United States Senator from Idaho | |
| In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Glen H. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Frank Church |
| Member of the Idaho Senate | |
| In office January 5, 1949 – January 7, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | James Young |
| Succeeded by | J. Ben Wherry |
| Constituency | Payette County |
| Prosecuting Attorney of Washington County, Idaho | |
| In office 1929–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Delton L. Carter |
| Succeeded by | John J. Peacock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herman Orville Welker December 11, 1906 Cambridge, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1957 (aged 50) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Gladys Taylor Pence Welker (m. 1930) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho (LL.B.) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army Air Forces |
| Years of service | 1943–44 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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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.
As a senator, Welker was a staunch conservative, an ally of Joseph McCarthy, and supporter of the second red scare. This was to such an extent that he was often nicknamed "Little Joe from Idaho." In the 1956 election, Welker lost reelection in a landslide to Democrat Frank Church, and died almost 10 months later.