John B. Weller
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Portrait of Weller by William F. Cogswell
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| United States Minister to Mexico | |
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In office January 30, 1861 – May 14, 1861 |
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| Appointed by | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | Robert Milligan McLane |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Corwin |
| 5th Governor of California | |
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In office January 8, 1858 – January 9, 1860 |
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| Lieutenant | John Walkup |
| Preceded by | J. Neely Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Milton Latham |
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United States Senator from California |
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In office January 30, 1852 – March 3, 1857 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Frémont |
| Succeeded by | David C. Broderick |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Taylor Webster |
| Succeeded by | Francis A. Cunningham |
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February 22, 1812 Montgomery, Ohio |
| Died | August 17, 1875 (aged 63) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Lecompton Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | G. W. Staunton |
| Alma mater | Miami University |
| Profession | Ambassador, lawyer, politician |
John B. Weller (February 22, 1812 – August 17, 1875) was the fifth governor of California from January 8, 1858 to January 9, 1860 and a congressman from Ohio, U.S. senator from California, and minister to Mexico.
Weller was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and attended the public schools and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He then studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Butler County, Ohio. He was prosecuting attorney of Butler County from 1833 until 1836.
He 1838 he was elected as a Democrat from Ohio to the 26th Congress. He was reelected to the 27th and 28th Congresses, serving from 1839 until 1845.
He served in the 1st Regiment of Ohio Volunteers as a Lieutenant Colonel during Mexican-American War from 1846 until 1847, and then was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio in 1848, a bitterly fought campaign, and the only disputed election for Ohio Governor of the 19th century. A select joint committee of the Ohio General Assembly finally established January 22, 1849 that Weller lost by 311 votes to Whig Seabury Ford.
In 1849 and 1850, he was a member of the commission to establish the boundary line between California and Mexico. He was replaced by President Zachary Taylor, a Whig, who first named John C. Frémont. After Frémont resigned without beginning his duties, Taylor appointed John Russell Bartlett.
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