Charles W. Webb Jr. (April 17, 1910 – May 15, 2010) was an American

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politician from

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Biography

He was a 1927 graduate of Orange High School and worked as a bookkeeper in the Newark law offices of

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, a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He filed a certificate of clerkship with the New Jersey Supreme Court and read law at Hobart and Minard (under the supervision of George Hobart, a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly) until passing the New Jersey bar exam in 1934 and a two-day written counselors exam in 1937. In 1952, Governor

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appointed him to serve as Essex County Prosecutor. After his confirmation by the State Senate, he took office on November 13, 1952 and served until February 16, 1959. Webb became a candidate for the New Jersey State Senate in 1959, seeking to challenge incumbent Donal C. Fox, a Democrat who was seeking re-election to a second term. Webb ran on the Essex Republican organization line with the backing of County Chairman

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, but faced a strong opponent in the GOP primary: former State Senator Alfred C. Clapp, who agreed to lead a slate of reform candidates opposed to Yeomans. Clapp defeated Webb by more than 20,000 votes, 31,551 (72%) to 12,177 (28%) and his "Clean Government" slate of 12 Assembly candidates all won the primary against the organization ticket. Webb's loss in the 1959 primary paved the way for former Congressman

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to oust Yeomans in a race for Essex County Republican Chairman one week later. After losing the Senate race, Webb started a law firm, Webb, McDermott & McGee, which specialized in medical malpractice defense. He retired in 1975. He was married to Rosemary T. Wiesel from 1936 until her death in 1982. He died in 2010, less than a month after his 100th birthday.

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