AKA Robert Henry Winborne Welch, Jr.

Born: 1-Dec-1899
Birthplace: Chowan County, NC
Died: 6-Jan-1985
Location of death: Winchester, MA
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Unitarian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder, John Birch Society

Father: Robert Welch, Sr.
Mother: Lina Welch
Brother: James O. Welch (d. 1985)
Wife: Marian Probert Welch (m. 1922, d. 22-Nov-1988, 2 sons)
Son: Robert H.W. Welch III (b. 1923)
Son: Hillard W. Welch ("Hid", b. 4-Dec-1925)

    University: University of North Carolina
    University: US Naval Academy (dropped out 1919)
    Law School: Harvard Law School (dropped out)

    John Birch Society Founder (Dec-1958)
    National Association of Candy Manufacturers
    National Association of Manufacturers Board Member, Regional Vice President (1955-57)
    United Prison Association Board of Directors
    Stroke 1963
    Converted to Catholicism reportedly
    Welsh Ancestry

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