James H. Webb (Pennsylvania politician)

James H. Webb
50th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1871 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byButler B. Strang
Succeeded byWilliam Elliott
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1874 – January 1, 1875
Serving with Elijah Reed Myer
Preceded byElijah Reed Myer & Benjamin S. Dartt
Succeeded byGeorge Moscrip, Uriah Terry, & Elijah G. Tracy
ConstituencyBradford County district
In office
January 1, 1867 – January 1, 1872
Serving with George Wayne Kinney (1867), John F. Chamberlain (1868, 1869, 1870), & Perley Hanford Buck (1871)
Preceded byLorenzo Grinnell & George Wayne Kinney
Succeeded byPerley Hanford Buck & Benjamin S. Dartt
ConstituencyBradfordSullivan district
Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds of Bradford County, Pennsylvania
In office
December 1, 1881 – December 1, 1884
Preceded byAddison C. Frisbie
Succeeded byAdelbert D. Munn
In office
December 1, 1854 – December 1, 1860
Preceded byH. Lawrence Scott
Succeeded byNathan C. Elsbree
Personal details
Born(1820-12-04)December 4, 1820
Tioga County, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 1896(1896-02-21) (aged 75)
Smithfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeUnion Cemetery, Smithfield Township
Political party
Spouses
  • Sally M. Chamberlain
    (m. 1845; died 1879)
  • Mary Munson
    (m. 1882⁠–⁠1896)
Children
  • George Howard Webb
  • (b. 1849; died 1928)
  • Charles Greenleaf Webb
  • (b. 1852; died 1915)
  • Edwin Ruthvane Webb
  • (b. 1856; died 1926)
  • William Henry Webb
  • (b. 1863)
  • Margaret Webb (adopted)
  • (b. 1865)
  • Edwin Beckwith Webb
Relatives
OccupationFarmer

James Hammond Webb (December 4, 1820 – February 21, 1896) was an American farmer and Republican politician from Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He represented Bradford County for six terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and served as the 50th speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1871).

His father, John Leland Webb, was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. His younger brothers, William C. Webb, Henry G. Webb, and Charles M. Webb, all became prominent politicians in their own adopted states.