Amos Richard Webber (January 21, 1852 – February 25, 1948) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a
U.S. Representative from
Ohio from 1904 to 1907.
Biography
Born in
Hinckley, Ohio, Webber attended the public schools of Hinckley and was graduated from
Baldwin University,
Berea, Ohio, in 1876. He studied law, was
admitted to the bar in 1876 and commenced practice in
Elyria, Ohio. He served as
prosecuting attorney of
Lorain County 1884-1890. He served as judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Lorain County 1900-1903.
Webber was elected as a
Republican to the
Fifty-eighth Congress
The 58th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC, from March 4, 1903, ...
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
William W. Skiles
William Woodburn Skiles (December 11, 1849 – January 9, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1901 to 1904.
W.W. Skiles is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Ohio.
Biography
Born i ...
. He was reelected to the
Fifty-ninth Congress
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and served from November 8, 1904, to March 3, 1907.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906. He resumed the practice of law in
Elyria, Ohio, and also engaged in literary pursuits.
Webber was again elected in 1922 judge of the court of common pleas, serving until his retirement in 1935.
He died in
Elyria, Ohio, on February 25, 1948. He was interred in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
External links
Encyclopedia of Baldwin Wallace History: Amos Webber
Sources
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1852 births
1948 deaths
Baldwin Wallace University alumni
People from Hinckley, Ohio
People from Elyria, Ohio
Ohio lawyers
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio