John B. Weller

5th Governor of California
Political Party 	Democratic
Term 	January 8, 1858 - January 9, 1860  (45-47)
Lieutenant Governor	John Walkup
Predecessor 	J. Neely Johnson
Successor 	Milton Latham
Full Name 	John B. Weller
Birth 	
February 22, 1812
Montgomery, Ohio
Father 	Ludwig Weller  (1777-1844)
Mother 	Lydia Lette Miller  (1788-1864)
Alma Mater 	Miami University  (1831)
Military Service	
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Army
1846-1847
Occupation 	
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico  (1860-1861)
U.S. Senator from California  (1851-1857)
Representative from Ohio's 2nd District  (1839-1845)
Prosecuting Attorney of Butler County, Ohio  (1833-1836)
Lawyer
Death 	
August 17, 1875
New Orleans, Louisiana
(63 years)
Marriages
Susan Taylor  (1818-1910)	
Married 1842
(33 years)
Children
None