Stephen Palfrey Webb
Stephen Palfrey Webb | |
|---|---|
| 12th Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1860–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Silsbee Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stephen G. Wheatland |
| 5th Mayor of San Francisco | |
| In office October 2, 1854 – June 30, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Cornelius Kingsland Garrison |
| Succeeded by | James Van Ness |
| 3rd Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1842–1845 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen C. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Joseph S. Cabot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1804 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 29, 1879 (aged 75) Salem, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Hannah Hunt Beckford Robinson, June 9, 1805[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
Stephen Palfrey Webb (March 20, 1804 – September 29, 1879) was an American politician who served as the third and twelfth mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and the 5th mayor of San Francisco, California.
Early life and education
[edit]Stephen Palfrey Webb was born to Captain Stephen Webb and Sara Putnam Palfrey Webb in Salem, Massachusetts on March 20, 1804.[1] Webb graduated from Harvard College in 1824 and studied law with John Glen King.
Career
[edit]Webb was admitted to the Essex County Bar in 1826 and began his practice of law in Salem.[1]
Webb served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate. He was elected mayor of Salem, Massachusetts in 1842, 1843, and 1844.[2][3] Webb was also Treasurer and Clerk of the Essex Railroad in 1849.[4]
Webb moved to San Francisco in approximately 1853 and was elected mayor for a single term with backing from the Know Nothing movement in 1854. He prepared a report about the vigilance committees in 1874 entitled A Sketch of the Causes, Operations and Results of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee in 1856.[5]
Webb returned to Salem and was again elected mayor in 1860, 1861, and 1862,[2][3] and served as City Clerk from 1863 to 1870. He then retired to Brookline, Massachusetts.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On May 26, 1834, Webb married Hannah Hunt Beckford Robinson.[1] They had one daughter, Caroline B. Webb, in about 1846.[7] Webb died in Brookline, Massachusetts on September 29, 1879.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Essex Institute (1878), Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume XV, July and October, 1878. Nos 3, 4, Salem, Ma.: The Essex Institute, p. 296
- ^ a b City Council of Salem, Massachusetts. "City of Salem, MA - Mayors of Salem". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ a b Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Volume 1, Issue 1. Pg. 227. Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co., 1888.
- ^ Massachusetts General Court. Miscellaneous documents on the railroads of Massachusetts. Pg. 18. RareBooksClub.com, 2012
- ^ Webb, Stephen Palfrey. A Sketch of the Causes, Operations and Results of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee in 1856. Aeterna, 2011.
- ^ a b Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Volume 1, Issue 1. Pg. xvi. Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis & Co., 1888.
- ^ United States Federal Census, Massachusetts Vital Records
External links
[edit]- Mayor's of Salem from the City of Salem, Massachusetts.
- List of mayors of Salem, MA from the Political Graveyard
- San Francisco's Alcades and Mayors
- Works by Stephen Palfrey Webb at Project Gutenberg
