2 Quotes & Sayings By Joseph N Welch

Joseph Welch was born in 1892 in the state of Arkansas. He attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in civil engineering. After graduation, Welch worked as a civil engineer for the Arkansas highway department until 1916, when he decided to pursue a career in law. He entered Harvard Law School, where he earned his degree in 1918 Read more

Less than two years later, Joseph Welch was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Welch was appointed as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eighth Judicial District of Arkansas in 1920, and was elected as District Attorney for the same district two years later. Welch was asked to run for Congress in 1928, but turned down the opportunity to run against incumbent Congressman Waggoner Carr.

Instead, he decided to run for State Attorney General of Arkansas. During his tenure as State Attorney General, Joseph Welch prosecuted many murderers and rapists before being asked to join Herbert Hoover's cabinet as Secretary of Labor by President Herbert Hoover.