George Robert Webb (10 July 1886 – 20 July 1958) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was born in

Gananoque, Ontario Gananoque ( ) is a town in the Leeds and Grenville area of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thous ...

and became an insurance agent by career. Webb was mayor of

at one time. He owned and operated George R. Webb Insurance Agencies, and also the automotive retail firm Webb Motor Sales. He was elected to Parliament at the

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

riding in the 1945 general election and served one term, the

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, then did not seek re-election in the 1949 election.

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* 1886 births 1958 deaths 20th-century Canadian businesspeople Mayors of places in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{Ontario-mayor-stub