William C. Webb
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William C. Webb was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Kansas House of Representatives.
Biography
Webb was born in Ridgebury Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania in 1824. Later, he was a resident of Wautoma, Wisconsin. He died on April 24, 1898 in Topeka, Kansas.[1]
Political career
Webb was a member of the Assembly in 1858 and again from 1862 to 1864. He served a term as Speaker.[2] Previously, he had been Chief Clerk of the Assembly in 1857. Webb was also District Attorney and Judge of Waushara County, Wisconsin.
In 1870, Webb was a Kansas District Court judge. From 1871 to 1873, he was the first Kansas State Superintendents of Insurance. Webb was a member of the House of Representatives from 1870 to 1871 before being re-elected in 1891.[3] Additionally, he was Attorney and Superior Court Judge of Shawnee County, Kansas.
Webb's affiliation by the time he held office was with the Republican Party.
Military career
Webb was initially assigned to the 37th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. He later became Colonel of the 52nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
References
- People from Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- People from Waushara County, Wisconsin
- Politicians from Topeka, Kansas
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Members of the Kansas House of Representatives
- District attorneys in Wisconsin
- County attorneys
- Wisconsin lawyers
- Wisconsin state court judges
- Kansas lawyers
- Kansas state court judges
- Kansas Insurance Commissioners
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Kansas Republicans
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union Army colonels
- 1824 births
- 1898 deaths