Representative William Henry Webb View All Years

HON. W. H. WEBB.

MR. SPEAKER—Your committee appointed to prepare suitable resolutions commemorating the life and public services of Hon. W. H. Webb, late member of the House of Representatives of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly, submit the following report:

The subject of this memorial was born near Pittsburg, Penn., October 7th, 1849. In 1854 he moved with his parents to Linden, Wisconsin, and in 1874 moved to Clear Lake, Iowa. In 1875 he was married to Miss Eva May Goodwin, who died in July, 1906.

He moved to Spencer, Iowa, in 1877, where he engaged in farming and at the time of his death was manager and owner of a large stock farm two miles north of Spencer and was engaged in breeding Shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses.

He received most of his educational training while living in Wisconsin. He was a member of Evening Shade Lodge, No. 312, A. F. & A. M., Clay Chapter, No. 112, Royal Arch Masons, and Azotus Commandery Knights Templar, and the Order of Eastern Star, the Court of Honor and Yeoman.

He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Spencer, Iowa. He acted as chairman of the building committee, and the church was named Grace M. E. Church in honor of his deceased daughter; this was also his mother’s name and Mr. Webb felt the church to be largely a memorial to both.

In politics he has been a life long Republican for he believed this party to contain the best elements of good government. He has been elected and has served in various positions of trust and honor and has ever proved loyal to the duties devolved upon him.

In 1912 he was honored by the Republican party with the nomination of representative and was elected a member of the Thirty-fifth General Assembly. In this body Mr. Webb was counted a strong and helpful member. The same quiet and unassuming disposition here brought to him many friends and admirers, and as Speaker E. H. Cunningham of Buena Vista county well said at the funeral, when he told of asking Mr. Webb what committee assignments he wished and Mr. Webb replied: “I am asking no favors for myself, I simply want to have a chance to work for the state and the people who sent me here.” We know considerable of Mr. Webb’s work in the legislature, and he was a close student of all that was going on, and made a fine record, and has the respect of all the members of this body. He led an active life and was recognized as a gentleman of tried integrity and worth.

WHEREAS, The life and character of the deceased were such as to entitle his memory to the respect and esteem of all who knew him; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives take this occasion to express its appreciation of his character and public services and at this time extend to his son, the only surviving child, also his brother and sister, its sincere sympathy in their sorrow, and be it further resolved:

That a copy of the resolutions be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the chief clerk be instructed to send an enrolled copy to the son of the deceased.

CHAS. GILMORE,

L. L. BINGHAM,

C. W. MIILLER,

Committee.

Adopted unanimously.