Samuel R. Webster

Samuel R. Webster
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1897, 1917, 1919
Personal details
BornSamuel Robert Webster
(1854-07-07)July 7, 1854
Elba, Wisconsin, US
DiedMarch 12, 1948(1948-03-12) (aged 93)
Columbus, Wisconsin, US
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Harriet Chamberlin
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(m. 1879; died 1939)​
EducationRipon College

Samuel Robert Webster (July 7, 1854 – March 12, 1948) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Webster was born on the Webster farm in Elba, Wisconsin, east of Columbus. He attended high school in Danville, Wisconsin and Columbus before attending Ripon College and the Milwaukee Business College. Webster's son, Harold, became County Surveyor of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The elder Webster and his family were Congregationalists. Webster married Harriet Chamberlin (1854–1939) in 1879. Webster died in Columbus on March 12, 1948.

Career

Webster was elected to the Assembly in 1896, 1916 and 1918. He was a Republican.

References

  1. 1 2 Written at Columbus, Wisconsin. "Samuel Webster Dies at Columbus". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. March 13, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 "Samuel R. Webster". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. March 13, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ Usher, Ellis Baker (1914). Wisconsin: Its Story and Biography, 1848–1913. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. pp. 2084–2087.
  4. ↑ Hunter, Paul F., ed. (1919). Wisconsin Blue Book. Government of Wisconsin. p. 480. Retrieved November 21, 2025 – via Google Books.