B. R. Webb | |
|---|---|
| 14th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 1860 – January 16, 1860 | |
| Governor | John J. Pettus |
| Preceded by | A. B. Dilworth |
| Succeeded by | C. A. Brougher |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the Pontotoc County district | |
| In office 1854–1857 | |
| Preceded by | John Bell |
| Succeeded by | Jefferson Wilson |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Pontotoc County district | |
| In office 1850 | |
| Preceded by | J. Barden, William Melton, Henry Duke |
| Succeeded by | J. C. Jones, J. Barden, Jefferson Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1811 or 1812 |
| Died | January 16, 1860 Jackson, Mississippi |
Britton R. Webb[1] (died January 16, 1860) was an American politician. He was the 14th Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from January 10, 1860, to his death six days later.
Biography[edit]
Webb represented Pontotoc County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1850.[2][3][4] He then represented the same county in the Mississippi State Senate from 1854 to 1857 (inclusive).[4][3][2][5] Webb was appointed as the Secretary of State of Mississippi on January 10, 1860, succeeding A. B. Dilworth.[3] However, Webb died in office, in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 16, 1860, six days after being appointment.[3][6][5] He was about 48 years old.[5] Charles Albert Brougher was appointed to replace him as Secretary.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Association, Texas Bar (1906). Proceedings of the ... Annual Sessions of the Texas Bar Association. order of the Association. p. 105.
- ^ a b "Judge Britain R. Webb (son of B. R. Webb) obituary". Austin American-Statesman. 1906-06-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ^ a b c d Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 170, 273, 208.
- ^ a b Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-7884-4821-8.
- ^ a b c The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ... Vol. 32. Gray and Bowen. 1861. p. 398.
- ^ a b Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 179.