William C. Webb

For others of the same name, see William Webb.

William C. Webb
1st Kansas Superintendent of Insurance
In office
January 1, 1871 – January 1, 1873
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEdward Russell
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 41st district
In office
January 1, 1891 – January 1, 1893
Preceded byGeorge W. Veale
Succeeded byRichard D. McCliman
In office
January 1, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byJohn Guthrie
Succeeded byGeorge W. Wood
Kansas District Court Judge for the 11th district
In office
March 16, 1870 – November 17, 1870
Appointed byJames M. Harvey
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHenry G. Webb
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Waushara County district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 2, 1865
Preceded byHenry G. Webb
Succeeded byOscar Babcock
In office
January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859
Preceded byGeorge Hawley
Succeeded byCharles White
Personal details
Born
William Craw Webb

(1824-04-21)April 21, 1824
Ridgebury, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 19, 1898(1898-04-19) (aged 73)
Topeka, Kansas
Resting placeTopeka Cemetery, Topeka
Political party
Spouses
  • Emily Emblem Abbott
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    (m. 1845; died 1852)​
  • Mary Malvina Witter
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    (m. 1855; died 1855)​
Children
  • Leland Justin Webb
  • (b. 1846; died 1893)
  • Sarah Annis "Sadie" (Walker)
  • (b. 1848; died 1931)
  • Linus Simmons Webb
  • (b. 1850; died 1923)
  • 1 other son
  • 1 other daughter
Parents
Relatives
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers (Union Army)
Years of service1864–1865
RankColonel, USV
Unit37th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Commands52nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

William Craw Webb (April 21, 1824 – April 19, 1898) was an American lawyer, Republican politician, and pioneer of Wisconsin and Kansas. He was the first Kansas Insurance Commissioner, served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives and the Wisconsin State Assembly, and served as a Kansas district court judge. Earlier in life, he served as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.

His brothers, James H. Webb, Henry G. Webb, and Charles M. Webb, were also prominent lawyers and politicians. Their father, John Leland Webb, was a politician in Pennsylvania.