Eugene Bonaparte Welborne

Eugene Bonaparte Welborne (died January 9, 1934) was a constable and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Hinds County, Mississippi, from 1874 to 1875 in the Mississippi House of Representatives and lived in Clinton, Mississippi. He was a Republican.

He was born in Clinton to Johnson W. Welborn, a wealthy merchant, and Celia Saunders.

His name was spelled variously including "Wellbourne" His brother and descendants used the spelling "Welborn" which was also used for Eugene in some of the legislature records. serving as First Lieutenant in Company A of the Second Regiment Infantry.

He was a Republican. He was accused of being involved in an election fracas in Clinton, Mississippi, in 1875 that led up to the Clinton Riot. His house was surrounded by armed men on the same night that Charles Caldwell was killed, but he had the assistance of twelve armed black men at his home so was able to escape. He fled the violence and death threats moving to Washington, D.C. He was survived by his wife Susie and three children: Cosmo, Audrey and Olive. He was also the father to Eugenia and Walter from his first marriage to Sarah A. Welborne. He was buried at Payne's Cemetery in Washington, and then later relocated with every other grave to National Harmony Memorial Park.