Career
He was a 1927 graduate of Orange High School and worked as a bookkeeper in the Newark law offices of George South. Hobart, a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He filed a certificate of clerkship with the New Jersey Supreme Court and read law at Hobart and Minard (under the supervision of George Hobart, a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly) until passing the New Jersey bar exam in 1934 and a two-day written counselors exam in 1937. In 1952, Governor Alfred Driscoll appointed him to serve as Essex County Prosecutor.
After his confirmation by the State Senate, he took office on November 13, 1952 and served until February 16, 1959.
Webb became a candidate for the New Jersey State Senate in 1959, seeking to challenge incumbent Donal C. Fox, a Democrat who was seeking re-election to a second term. Webb"s loss in the 1959 primary paved the way for former Congressman Robert West. Kean to oust Yeomans in a race for Essex County Republican Chairman one week later.
After losing the Senate race, Webb started a law firm, Webb, McDermott & McGee, which specialized in medical malpractice defense. He retired in 1975. He died in 2010, less than a month after his 100th birthday.