Ovington Weller

Ovington Weller

Ovington Eugene Weller (* 23. January 1862 in Reisterstown , Baltimore County , Maryland , † 5. January 1947 in Baltimore , Maryland) was an American politician of the Republican Party , of the State of Maryland in the US Senate represented.

Life

After attending public school, Weller entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1877 , where he graduated in 1881. This was followed by two years of military service in the US Navy before he was honorably discharged in 1883. That same year, Weller enrolled at the National Law School . During his law studies , which he successfully completed in 1887, he worked as a secretary at the Post Office in Washington, DC In 1888 he was admitted to the bar.

Weller subsequently worked as a lawyer before he became a banker and manufacturer and finally joined a stockbroking company. After quitting there in 1901, he initially retired into private life and traveled a lot.

Public offices and politics

In 1912, Ovington Weller became chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commission. Three years later, the Republicans made him a candidate for governor of Maryland, but he was defeated by Democratic candidate Emerson Harrington with 48.2 percent of the vote.

Between 1918 and 1920 Weller served as treasurer of the Republican National Senatorial Committee , before he himself ran for the US Senate in 1920. He prevailed with a 47.3 percent share of the vote against the Democratic incumbent John Walter Smith (43.3 percent) and took office on March 4, 1921. He was subsequently, among other things, chairman of the Committee on Manufactures . After six years he ran for re-election, but was defeated by the Democrat Millard Tydings and had to leave the Senate on March 3, 1927.

Ovington Weller returned to Maryland and worked as a lawyer in Baltimore until his death in 1947. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Web links

• Ovington Weller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)