Chauncey Brunson Welton (September 1, 1844 – January 2, 1908) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Sharon Center, Medina County, Ohio, Welton moved to Wisconsin in 1855. He then moved back to Ohio in 1858. During the American Civil War, Welton served in the 103rd Ohio Infantry from 1862 to 1865. After the Civil War, Welton was in the mercantile business and lived in Allegan, Michigan, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Rockton, Wisconsin, and Windsor, Wisconsin. In 1881, Welton served as town clerk for Whitestown, Wisconsin in Vernon County, Wisconsin.Biographical Review of Dane County, Wisconsin, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1893, Biographical Sketch of Chauncey B. Welton, pp. 437–438. Then, in 1884, Welton permanently moved to Madison, Wisconsin and was the owner of a clothing business. From 1897 to 1901, Welton served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Republican.Wisconsin Blue Book, 1897, Biographical Sketch of Chauncey B. Welton, p. 759. Welton died at his home in Madison, Wisconsin.
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