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Nathaniel Jarrett Webb
Member of the City Council from Newport News
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Newport News and Warwick County, Virginia
In office
1935–1936
Personal details
Born
Nathaniel Jarrett Webb

(1891-04-25)April 25, 1891
Prince George County, Virginia, US
DiedJuly 16, 1943(1943-07-16) (aged 52)[1]
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLalie Lett
ChildrenNathaniel Jarrett (Jerry) Webb, Jr.
Alma materCollege of William and Mary

Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (April 25, 1891 – July 18, 1943) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Newport News City Council, and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Newport News and Warwick County, Virginia from 1934 to 1936. He was known as Nat Webb.

He was born in Prince George County, Virginia. He attended the College of William and Mary[2] in Williamsburg, Virginia where he played football. He served in the United States Navy in World War I.

After his military service, he was a teacher and coach at Newport News High School. His football team won the first Virginia state high school football AAA championship in 1920,[3] when Newport News defeated Jefferson Senior High School of Roanoke, 14–7.[4][5][6] Newport News team won all scheduled games that year, scoring 256 points to their opponents 7 points.[7][8]

He became a lawyer in October 1922. He served two terms in the House of Delegates. He completed the unexpired term of a deceased member and was subsequently elected to a full term in 1935.

He was Chairman of the Virginia State Milk Commission in 1940. He was chairman of the Newport News-Williamsburg Board of the Milk Commission in 1942.[9]

He died of a heart attack at his farm in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, where he had grown up, on July 18, 1943. He was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, City of Newport News, Virginia.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nathaniel Jarrett Webb obituary - on". Newspapers.com. 1943-07-19. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. ^ "The Colonial Echo : 1919" (PDF). Digitalarchive.wm.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  3. ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch 28 November 1920 — Virginia Chronicle". Virginiachronicle.com. 1920-11-28. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  4. ^ "VHSL Football". Vhsl.org. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  5. ^ "Virginia High School League Book of Records : Eighteenth Edition - 2013-14" (PDF). Vhsl.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  6. ^ "We Love It Because We're Good At It - tribunedigital-dailypress". Articles.dailypress.com. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  7. ^ "The official football guide, Volume 1920-1921, Page 411 | Document Viewer". Mocavo.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  8. ^ Camp, Walter (30 December 2011). Spalding's Official Football Guide for 1919. Tuxedo Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-1936161362.Spalding's Official Football Guide for 1919, by Walter Camp
  9. ^ "Eighth Annual Meeting : International Association of Milk Control Agencies" (PDF). Dairy.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  10. ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Webb". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
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