James Webb (1792 – 1856) was an attorney, judge, and politician in the Republic of Texas and during the early days of statehood after its annexation by the United States. Webb was born in Virginia in 1792 and spent part of his early years in Georgia and Florida. He taught school as a teenager, worked in the office of the county clerk and studied for the bar. He became an attorney in 1816. Webb County, Texas is named in his honor.
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| - James Webb (1792 – 1856) was an attorney, judge, and politician in the Republic of Texas and during the early days of statehood after its annexation by the United States. Webb was born in Virginia in 1792 and spent part of his early years in Georgia and Florida. He taught school as a teenager, worked in the office of the county clerk and studied for the bar. He became an attorney in 1816. Webb County, Texas is named in his honor. (en)
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| - Texas Attorneys General
- John Quincy Adams
- Peter Hansborough Bell
- Republic of Texas
- Nueces County, Texas
- 1856 deaths
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Essex County, Virginia
- People from Key West, Florida
- United States federal judges appointed by John Quincy Adams
- Mirabeau B. Lamar
- Houston, Texas
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century American politicians
- People from Corpus Christi, Texas
- People from Virginia
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- Webb County, Texas
- Fairfax County, Virginia
- Find a Grave
- Politicians from Austin, Texas
- Hancock County, Georgia
- Jackson County, Florida
- 1792 births
- Secretaries of State of Texas
- Key West, Florida
- Marianna, Florida
- People from Jackson County, Florida
- Secretary of State of Texas
- Mirabeau Lamar
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- Williamson S. Oldham
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| - James Webb (1792 – 1856) was an attorney, judge, and politician in the Republic of Texas and during the early days of statehood after its annexation by the United States. Webb was born in Virginia in 1792 and spent part of his early years in Georgia and Florida. He taught school as a teenager, worked in the office of the county clerk and studied for the bar. He became an attorney in 1816. He moved back to Florida in 1823 where he established the community of Webbville in Jackson County. He served as one of the trustees of the first public school in the area, Webbville Academy. In 1828 he was named a federal judge for the newly created Southern District of Florida by President John Quincy Adams. In 1838, he moved to Texas where he caught the attention of President Mirabeau Lamar, who made him Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Attorney General of the young republic. In 1841 he was named minister to Mexico. He attempted to establish diplomatic relations during this time, but was unsuccessful. Returning promptly to Texas, he served for three years in the Republic of Texas Senate (1841-1844). He served again as Secretary of State after statehood. In 1854, Webb was appointed judge of the Texas Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court, based in Corpus Christi, his new home. He was still serving when he died on November 1, 1856, en route to Goliad, Texas, for a court session. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad. Webb County, Texas is named in his honor. (en)
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