Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-28
SOUTH ANlBoY.
MICHAEL WELSH AS
A MAN OF BUSINESS

The world is not slow to pass iudg-
ment upon the individual. and when
a man has won the respect and conf
dence of those with whom he has had
business and social relations. it is by
reason of his intrinsic honor and
worthy achievements.
Among the representative business
men of South Amboy one stand more
prominently as a splendid example of
success attained through industry,
persistency and integrity, without the
advantageous aids of fortune or in
fluence than Michael Welsh, %proprie-
tor of the Railroad Hotel in First
street. Mr.. Welsh is the son of
Oliver and Marguerite Welsh and was
born in Ireland, January -, 1851.
He e%migrated with his parents to Am
erica when only four years old. His
father first settled at Kingston. where
he was employed as q ropairer in the
section gang on the railroad, being
subsequently promoted as foreman of
the gang. Mr.. Welsh Yeaped the ad-
vantages of a thorough common
school education in the schools at
Kingston until he was seventeen
years old. He was then employed for
a short time on the Delaware & Rari-
tan canal, after which he was EN-
ployed by j. b. Woodward & Com
pany, who were engaged in conduct
ing a store in which they carried a
stock of general merchandise. He
began in this line of employment by
running the delivery wagon. but was
subsequently promoted to a clerical
position of considerable responsible
ity.
After remaining with Woodward &
Company for seven years he opened
a grocery storeeat a place called Wes-
ton, where he remained for eighteen
months, when he closed out his bust
ness and came to South Amboy,
where he engaged in the same bust
ness as at Weston, that of grocery
a But Mr.. Welsh, being a man
of considerable foresight, saw that
the manner in which the merchants
of South Amboy were compelled to
transact their business was fraught
with financial danger and after re-
naming in the business for three
years and finding it was headwind all
the time, he abandoned the grocery
business and later became proprietor
of the ~well-known hotel on First
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present time.
Mr.. Welsh was married to Miss
Margaret Coughlin February II.
1872. This union has been the means
of blessing them with seven living
children, Margaret, Oliver, George,
Michael, Francis, Sylvester and Hell
en-. Mr.. Welsh served as a member
of the borough council for three
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With the democratic party, with which
he is actively identified at the present
time, having been on the executive
committee for about thirty years.
Mr.. Welsh was a member of the
Board of Freeholders for eighteen
years consecutive, with the exception
of one term, and for three years, '92,
1913 and "a. he was director of the
board. Up TO the time of his retire
ment Mr.. Welsh was one of the most
active of the board in securing every
thing possible that in his judgment
was conducive to the welfare of his
home town.
Mr.. Welsh is of the Roman Cathol-
ic faith and is connected with St.
Mary's church in South Amboy and
while he is strictly a business man,
ne is ever ready 10 lent IL HelpInS
hand in time of need. Long before
we were personally acquainted with
him this was a trait of character
heard loudly extolled. The boom is
setting in already for Mr.. Welsh as
the standard bearer the coming fall
for one of the freeholderships of the
democrat party of Middlesex.