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J. Griswold Webb
Member of the New York State Senate (28th District)
In office January 1, 1923 – May 5, 1934
Preceded by	James E. Towner
Succeeded by	Frederic H. Bontecou
Member of the New York State Assembly (for Dutchess County)
In office January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1922
Preceded by	James C. Allen
Succeeded by	Howard N. Allen
Personal details
Born	John Griswold Webb August 13, 1890 Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died	May 5, 1934(1934-05-05) (aged 43) Hyde Park, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Anne Pendleton Rogers ​ ​(m. 1914)​
Relations	James W. Webb (grandfather) John A. Griswold (grandfather) William Seward Webb (uncle) Eliza Vanderbilt Webb (aunt)
Children	2
Parent(s)	H. Walter Webb Leila Griswold Webb Codman
Residence	Crumwold Hall
Education	Groton School
Alma mater	Harvard University Cornell University College of Agriculture

John Griswold Webb (August 13, 1890 – May 5, 1934) was an American politician from New York.

Early life

Webb was born on August 13, 1890, at Riverdale in the Bronx. He was the son of railroad executive H. Walter Webb (1856–1900) and Amelia (née Griswold) Webb (1856-1910). In 1904, Leila Webb, now a widow, married Ogden Codman, Jr., the noted society architect and interior decorator best known for his novel written with Edith Wharton.

His paternal grandfather was U.S. Minister to Brazil James Watson Webb and his maternal grandfather was U.S. Congressman John Augustus Griswold. Among his uncles was Civil War general Alexander S. Webb and railroad executive Dr. William Seward Webb, who married Eliza Vanderbilt, the daughter of William K. Vanderbilt.

Webb was a graduate of the Groton School, in Groton, Massachusetts, and Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1913. In 1912, he went with a fellow Harvard student by car from New York City to Vancouver, a then unprecedented adventure.

Career

In 1912, Webb was a war correspondent for the Boston Herald in Mexico. From 1914 to 1915, he studied at the Cornell University College of Agriculture. Beginning in 1915, he was the owner and General Manager of "Webb Farms" in Clinton Corners, New York.

Public office

Webb was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess Co., 1st D.) in 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922; and was Chairman of the Committee on Charitable and Religious Societies in 1922.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (28th D.) from 1923 until his death in 1934, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd, 153rd, 154th, 155th, 156th and 157th New York State Legislature; and was Chairman of the Special Joint Legislative Committee on Aviation from 1928 until his death in 1934.

Personal life

On May 16, 1914, he married Anne Pendleton Rogers (1894–1983), the daughter of Archibald Rogers. Together, they were the parents of two children:

• John Griswold Webb Jr. (b. 1916), who attended the Groton School.
• Amelia Griswold "Leila" Webb (b. 1920).

Webb was a member of the Harvard Club of New York City, the Racquet and Tennis Club, and the Knickerbocker Club in New York City as well as the Automobile Club of America.

He died on May 5, 1934, at Crumwold Hall, his estate designed by Richard Morris Hunt in Hyde Park, New York, after a long illness.

Notes

1. ^ "J. Griswold Webb, Legislator, Dead. State Senator, 43, Succumbs at His Hyde Park Estate After a Long Illness. Head Of Aviation Board". New York Times. May 6, 1934.
2. ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 1454-1459. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
3. "CODMAN--WEBB Mrs. H. Walter Webb Married to Ogden Codman, Jr". The New York Times. October 9, 1904. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
4. ^ Harvard College (1780-) Class of 1913 (1917). Harvard College Class of 1913 Secretary's Second Report. Plimpton Press. p. 323. Retrieved 19 May 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. "Students on Long Trip". The New York Times. June 23, 1912. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
6. "Miss Anne Rogers Bride at Hyde Park". The New York Times. May 17, 1914. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

• 1890 births
• 1934 deaths
• Groton School alumni
• Harvard College alumni
• Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni
• Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
• Republican Party New York (state) state senators
• People from Hyde Park, New York
• 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature