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- NAME: Gideon Welles
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, Editor, Journalist, Government Official
- BIRTH DATE: July 01, 1802
- DEATH DATE: February 11, 1878
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Glastonbury, Connecticut
- PLACE OF DEATH: Hartford, Connecticut
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Gideon Welles was a 19th century journalist and politician who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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