Archibald Welch

Archibald Welch (March 13, 1794 – May 6, 1853) was an American politician and medical doctor from Connecticut.

Early life Archibald Welch was born on March 13, 1794, in Mansfield, Connecticut, to Moses Cook Welch. His father was a pastor in North Mansfield. His great-great-grandfather James Welch was a Massachusetts soldier in King Philip's War. He attended public schools and attended two medical lectures at Yale College. He received his license to practice in 1816. He did not receive his Doctor of Medicine from Yale until 1836 when he received it "out of course".

Career After receiving his license, Welch practiced medicine in Mansfield from 1816 to December 1832 when he moved his practice to Wethersfield. He practiced there until 1848. He then practiced medicine in Hartford from 1841 to his death.