Henry G. Webb

Henry G. Webb
Henry G. Webb
	From History of Labette County, Kansas (1901)
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives; from the 44th district
	In office; January 1, 1876 – January 1, 1877
Preceded by	R. W. Wright
Succeeded by	George W. Gabriel
Kansas District Court Judge for the 11th district
	In office; January 1, 1871 – February 1873
Preceded by	William C. Webb
Succeeded by	Bishop W. Perkins
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded by	G. DeWitt Elwood
Succeeded by	George D. Waring
Constituency	29th Senate district
	In office; January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867
Preceded by	Alanson M. Kimball
Succeeded by	DeWitt C. Wilson
Constituency	9th Senate district
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Waushara County district
	In office; January 7, 1861 – January 6, 1862
Preceded by	Jacob S. Bugh
Succeeded by	William C. Webb
Personal details
Born	January 24, 1826; Ridgebury Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1910 (aged 84); Yellville, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting place	Yellville Cemetery
Political party	Populist (1890s); Republican (1860–1890s); Democratic (before 1860); Know Nothing (1855);
Spouses	Susan J. Abbott (m. 1849; died 1864); Amanda J. Gower (m. 1866);
Children	Alice Ann Webb; (b. 1850; died 1854); Emma Eva (Wenzel); (b. 1853; died 1907);
Parents	John Leland Webb (father); Annis (Hammond) Webb (mother);
Relatives	James H. Webb (brother); William C. Webb (brother); Charles M. Webb (brother); Leland Justin Webb (nephew);
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers (Union Army)
Years of service	1861–1862
Rank	Captain, USV
Unit	16th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Henry Greenleaf Webb (January 24, 1826 – August 28, 1910) was an American lawyer, politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Kansas. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin State Assembly, and Kansas House of Representatives. He also served as a Kansas district court judge. For most of his career he was affiliated with the Republican Party, but at various times ran as a Democrat or Populist. In historical documents his name was often abbreviated as H. G. Webb.

His brothers, James H. Webb, William C. Webb, and Charles M. Webb, were also prominent lawyers and politicians. Their father, John Leland Webb, was a politician in Pennsylvania.

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