Martin Welch
Canadian sailor
About Martin Welch
Lived 1864 – 1935 (aged 70–71). Martin Welch was an American.
Martin Leander Welch (1864–1935) was a fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the Esperanto in 1920 when it defeated the Canadian schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Born in Digby, Nova Scotia, he moved to Gloucester in 1880, where he commanded the schooners Lucille, Titania, Lucania, Navahoe, Killarney, Benjamin A. Smith, Esperanto, Elsie, and the motor sailer Thelma.
He died in Gloucester in 1935.
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Who was Martin Welch?
Canadian sailor
When was Martin Welch born?
Martin Welch was born in 1864.
When did Martin Welch die?
Martin Welch died in 1935.
What nationality was Martin Welch?
Martin Welch was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Martin Welch. https://biography.guide/martin-welch/
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