John Webb

John B. Webb (born October 1830 in Bibb County; died July 11, 1901 in Birmingham) was an early Birmingham businessman and member of the Birmingham Board of Aldermen.

Webb worked as a rider on the express mail route established under Andrew Jackson's administration. He later settled in Elyton and then became one of the first to build upon a newly-auctioned lot in the City of Birmingham. His Webb Building won him a $100 prize from the Elyton Land Company upon completion. He operated a grocery and wholesale whiskey business as well as the Dude Saloon on the ground floor of his building. He was also a boarder in his own building. The house was kept by Mrs B. H. McCoy, the wife of Webb's clerk.

Webb was appointed to the first Birmingham Board of Aldermen by Governor Robert Lindsay, serving under the administration of Robert Henley. He returned to public service as City Marshal under Mayor William Morris, effectively serving as Chief of the Birmingham Police Department from 1875 to 1876.

Webb was a founding director of the Birmingham Manufacturing Company in 1874. His property on 2nd Avenue was advertised for sale at a Sheriff's auction in January 1877.

Webb and his wife, Sarah, had seven children, five of whom died in childhood. John Alexander Webb and William Webb survived to adulthood, but both died in the 1880s. John B. Webb died in 1901 and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

External links

• John B. Webb at Findagrave.com