John Sheridan Weller (November 1, 1866 in Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania – September 26, 1944 in Pittsburgh) was an American attorney and politician.
[1] Born in Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1866, Weller was a son of Frederick Simon Weller and Mary Ann Hammer.
He attended the Bedford County Public Schools and married Sara Barbara Mercer.
[2] Weller began working for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey shortly after his graduation from Penn State, and was admitted to the bar of Bedford County, Pennsylvania in 1891, following his completion of legal studies.
In autumn of 1901, he moved to Pittsburgh, where he became a partner in the law firm Weller, Wicks and Wallace, during which time he specialized in oil and gas property law and often represented Mike Benedum and oil field developer Joe Trees.