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Title
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Mister Welching
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Description
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Photo and biographical article about "Judge Casimir John Joseph Aloysius Welch," or Casimir Welch, "the florid Fifteenth street political boss" fighting "his way up from a journeyman plumber to the judgeship of a justice court and the baronage of Fifteenth street." Description of his house of 40 years at 2735 Garfield Avenue and his new one at 5067 Ward Parkway near Tom Pendergast's at 5650 Ward Parkway.
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Date
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1935-07-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Men Who Are Making Kansas City: A Biographical Directory
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Description
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Photo and bio of Casimir Joseph Welch, or Casimir Welch, "half-owner of the Hurry Messenger Company." Born in Michigan in 1866 and raised in Sedalia, Missouri and Kansas City, becoming a messenger and plumbers' union representative.
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Date
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1902
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Biography of "Casimir John Joseph Michael "Cas" Welch," or Casimir Welch (1873-1936), "a colorful Kansas City Democratic machine politician of the Pendergast era" of Irish descent controlling east of downtown a "densely populated, heavily African American district" for three decades in the early 20th century.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
