George W. Webber
| George Washington Webber | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Stone |
| Succeeded by | Julius Houseman |
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| Born |
November 25, 1825 Newbury, Vermont, United States |
| Died | January 15, 1900 (aged 74) Ionia, Michigan, United States |
| Resting place | Highland Park Cemetery, Ionia, Michigan, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
George Washington Webber (November 25, 1825 – January 15, 1900) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Webber was born in Newbury, Vermont. His father, Andrew Webber, moved his family to Steuben County, New York in 1828 and engaged in farming. George Webber attended the common schools there and the academy at Alfred, New York. He engaged in business as a lumber-dealer and general merchant. On July 18, 1850, he married Miss Antoinette C. Abbey of Ulster County, New York. in 1852, Webber moved to Manistee County where he engaged in farming, lumbering, manufacturing, and mercantile pursuits. In the election of 1856, Webber was instrumental in promoting the newly formed Republican Party and the candidacy of John C. Fremont for President, such that only three votes in the entire county went to the Democratic Party candidate.
In 1858, Webber moved to Ionia County, and engaged in mercantile business with his brother, S. W. Webber, at Lyons. After five years, he sold his interest to his brother and moved to Ionia, where he engaged in business with H. J. Wilson, as Webber & Wilson for five years. During the same period, he also engaged in lumbering on the Little Muskegon River with Fred Hall under the name Hall & Webber. After three years, Hall's interest in the enterprise was purchased by A. J Webber, and the firm took the name Webber Brothers. The brothers also established a prosperous farm and founded the village of Mecosta on their land. In 1870, he began a private banking enterprise in Muir with his brother S. W. Webber, to whom he sold his interest after four years. He was one of the most prominent organizers of the Second National Bank of Ionia, where he served first as vice-president and then as president, a position he continued to hold until his death.
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