Britton R. Webb (died January 16, 1860) was an American politician. He was the 14th

Secretary of State of Mississippi The Mississippi Secretary of State is an officer of Mississippi originally established under the Article IV, §14 of Mississippi Constitution of 1817, and was reestablished under Article V, §133 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890. Several ...

, serving from January 10, 1860, to his death six days later.

Biography

Webb represented Pontotoc County in the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

in 1850. He then represented the same county in the

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from 1854 to 1857 (inclusive). Webb was appointed as the

on January 10, 1860, succeeding A. B. Dilworth. However, Webb

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, in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 16, 1860, six days after being appointment. He was about 48 years old. Charles Albert Brougher was appointed to replace him as Secretary.

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