Nelson Welch Cheney (June 27, 1875 – November 23, 1944) was an American politician from New York.
He was born on June 27, 1875, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Edgar Orlando Cheney (1843–1904) and Philena C. (Welch) Cheney.
[1] On June 4, 1904, he married Edith Ingram, and they had four children.
[2] They lived in Eden Cheney was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1916, 1917 (both Erie Co., 9th D.), 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929 (all twelve Erie Co., 8th D.).
He died on November 23, 1944;[3] and was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo.