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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaMarshall Johnson WELLBORN
(1808-1874)
WELLBORN, Marshall
Johnson, a Representative from Georgia; born near Eatonton,
Putnam County, Ga., May 29, 1808; attended the University of
Georgia at Athens; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1826 and
practiced in Columbus, Ga.; held several local offices; member of
the State house of representatives in 1833 and 1834; judge of the
superior court of Georgia 1838-1842; elected as a Democrat to the
Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); studied
theology and was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1864 and
continued in the ministry until his death in Columbus, Ga., October
16, 1874; interment in Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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