Thomas Welles - Descendants

Descendants

Thomas Welles's descendants number in the thousands today. Some of his notable descendants include;

• James Phinney Baxter III, Ph.D., Litt.D., L.H.D., D.Sc., LL.D., (1893–1975), American historian, educator and academic, He won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for history, for his book Scientists Against Time. He was the Director of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (1942–1943). He also served as president of Williams College from 1937—1961.
• Lyman Beecher, was a Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader, and the father of many noted leaders, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, and Catharine Beecher, and a leader of the Second Great Awakening of the United States.
• Robert Foster "Bob" Bennett, is a former United States Senator from Utah and a member of the Republican Party. He is the son of Frances Marion Grant and U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett.
• Emily Newell Blair, a U.S. political activist, American feminist, suffragist and writer. From 1925 to 1934 she was an Editor of Good Housekeeping magazine.
• Dr. C. Loring Brace IV, Biological anthropologist.
• Gerald Warner Brace, was an American writer, educator, sailor and boat builder.
• Seth Wells Cheney, an American artist, a pioneer of crayon work in the United States
• Lydia Cornell, (born July 23, 1953) is an American actress, writer, novelist, comedienne, blogger and talk-radio host.
• Bruce Dern, is an Academy Award-nominated American film actor.
• Laura Dern, is an American actress, film director and producer.
• Gerald R. Ford, was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974.
• Dr. John Franklin Gray, the first practitioner of Homeopathy in the United States.
• Dr. Jethro A. Hatch, was the first physician in Kentland, Indiana and a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's10th district.
• William Welles Hollister, (1818–1886), a Californian rancher, entrepreneur and founder of Hollister, California.
• Archibald MacLeish, was an American poet, writer and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the Modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
• Helen Schermerhorn Morris, 5th wife of American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian, Martin Scorsese.
• Raphael Pumpelly, was an American geologist and explorer
• Nancy Davis Reagan, is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
• Roxana Barry Robinson, is an American novelist and biographer.
• Henry Shelton Sanford, was an American diplomat and businessman who founded the city of Sanford, Florida.
• Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy, 1861–1869.
• Sumner Welles, U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937–1943.
• Daniel H. Wells, (1814–1891) was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the third mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States.
• Dr. Henry Wells, was an American author, professor and leading expert on Latin America politics.
• Henry Wells, (12 December 1805–10 December 1878) founded the American Express Company, Wells Fargo & Company and Wells College, a nationally recognized private coeducational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake.
• Wilford Woodruff, (1 March 1807–2 September 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death in 1898.
• Utica Celestia Welles, Lady Beecham, 1st wife of Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH was a British conductor and impresario. From the early twentieth century until his death, Beecham was a major influence on the musical life of Britain and, according to Neville Cardus, was the first British conductor to have a regular international career.