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Louie Welch was born on 9 December, 1918 in Lockney, Texas, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Louie Welch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Occupation Businessman
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 9 December, 1918
Birthday 9 December
Birthplace Lockney, Texas, U.S.
Date of death 2008
Died Place Houston, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Louie Welch's Wife?

His wife is Iola Faye Cure Welch (m. 1940-1991) Helen Welch

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Wife Iola Faye Cure Welch (m. 1940-1991) Helen Welch
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Louie Welch Net Worth

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1918

Louie Welch (December 9, 1918 – January 27, 2008) was an American politician who served from 1964 to 1974 as the mayor of Houston, Texas.

Welch was born on December 9, 1918, in Lockney in Floyd County in West Texas.

His father, Gilford Edgar Welch, was an automobile mechanic.

His mother, the former Nora Shackleford, taught a Bible study at the Church of Christ which the family attended.

He was a member of his high school debate team and was the president of his senior class.

Devoted to literature and poetry, he learned the passages that he quoted throughout his life.

Memorizing these classic lines may also have contributed to his quick wit and Brash one-liners.

During his political career, Welch was known for his quick quips he used with the media.

Sometimes this 'saltiness' got the diminutive man in trouble; more often than not it served its purpose: defusing the situation while making his point clear: he would stand up for what he believed was right.

He studied in Abilene, Texas, at Abilene Christian College, now Abilene Christian University, where he was a varsity cheerleader and a member of Phi Delta Psi social club.

1940

In 1940, he received his Bachelor of Arts in history.

He was married on December 17, 1940, to his first wife, Iola Faye Cure, in a ceremony performed by Homer Hailey.

1950

At the coaxing of fellow Lions International members, Welch was elected to the Houston City Council and served four two-year terms from 1950 to 1952 and then 1956 to 1962.

1963

After losing three times in bids for mayor, he was elected in 1963.

He served for five consecutive two-year terms (Kathy Whitmire was the only other mayor to do so).

Houston grew immensely when Welch was mayor.

In 1963, Houston's population reached over one million people, yet was then still considered a "small" city in the eyes of the national media.

1965

Under Welch, several events put Houston prominently on the U.S. and world maps, including the opening of the Astrodome in 1965 and the Houston Intercontinental Airport in 1969.

NASA at nearby Mission Control sent a man to the moon.

Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston opened to provide water for Houston.

Welch also closed forty inefficient sewage treatment plants, began cleaning up the Houston Ship Channel, focused on bayou beautification; and began development of the downtown Civic Center, among other accomplishments.

Welch was the first Houston mayor to win all precincts during one of his reelections, including predominantly African American areas with which some claim he had trouble.

1967

Welch was mayor in 1967 when two days of siege by the Houston police at predominantly black Texas Southern University.

A police officer was accidentally killed by another police officer.

Many Texas Southern students were taken into custody.

The events created a rift between the administration and many of Houston's African Americans.

1968

In 1968, Welch's last term was marred by controversy, being that his second mayoral bid was financed by questionable sources.

It was rumored that his campaign was associated with organized crime with a handful of his cabinet coming under suspicion and indicted as a result of this link.

Welch's reputation came under fire because of his friendships with well known crime leaders.

1972

Welch served as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1972–73 and as Vice President of the National League of Cities from 1970 until 1973.

1973

In 1973, Louie Welch decided not to run again.

1974

By the time that Welch left office in 1974, Houston was within two years of supplanting Detroit to become the fifth largest city in the United States in 1975, and in the fall of 1980, the fourth.

In 1974, he became President of the Houston Chamber of Commerce (now known as the Greater Houston Partnership).

His company was Louie Welch & Associates.

1982

Welch came back that year to run against incumbent Mayor Kathy Whitmire, who had served since 1982, in the Houston Mayoral Elections.

Some of his comments (namely his candid quote caught by a microphone on live television, suggesting that one way to curb the spread of HIV would be to "shoot the queers") upset the city's gay community.

The Houston GLBT Political Caucus supported Whitmire, his opponent in the race.

1985

In early 1985, Welch was a leader in the opposition to the extension of job protection rights to homosexuals employed by the city government.

1990

She went on to defeat him in that race, remaining the city's mayor until the early 1990s.

2008

Welch died at the age of 89 from lung cancer on January 27, 2008, in his north Harris County residence.