Background
Webber, Amos Richard was born on January 21, 1852 in Hinckley, Ohio, United States. Son of George Enoch and Jane Ann (Woodruff) Webber.
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Amos Richard Webber
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Baldwin U. (now Baldwin-Wallace College), Berea, Ohio, 1876, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1935.
Career
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1876, and in practice at Elyria. Prosecuting attorney, Lorain County, 1888-1894. Judge Common Pleas Court, Lorain County, 1901-1904, and since 1922.
Member 58th and 59th Congresses (1903-1907), 14th Ohio District.
Offered in Congress while a member, and secured a hearing, on the first prohibition bill ever presented in that body to make the District of Columbia dry. Active worker for prohibition and woman suffrage for years.
Worked for enactment of 18th and 19th Constitutional Amendments. Trustee Baldwin-Wallace College, Huron Road Hospital (Cleveland).
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Membership
Member 58th and 59th Congresses (1903-1907), 14th Ohio District. Member Church of Christ. Club: Elyria Round Table.
Connections
Married Ida East. Finch, May 6, 1875 (died 1906). Married second, Nettie Finch, January 1, 1907 (died February 28, 1931). Children: Gilbert (deceased), Lawrence H. (deceased).
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February 25, 1948 (aged 96) -
Resting place
Interment in Ridgelawn Cemetery. -
Political Party
Republican