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Henry Walter Webb
Birth: 5-6-1852
Death: 6-18-1900
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"Henry Walter Webb, Sr. (May 6, 1852 – June 18, 1900) was an American railway executive with the New York Central Railroad under Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew. He was born on May 6, 1852 to James Watson Webb in Tarrytown, New York.
Webb was head of his class in the Columbia College School of Mines (now incorporated into the School of Engineering and Applied Science). He was a member of the fraternity St. Anthony Hall and while still an undergraduate, he participated in the Orton expedition that ascended the Amazon River almost to its source, and crossing the Andes, he exited South America by way of Peru, returning to the USA by ship. He then studied law, also at Columbia, passed the bar in 1875, and briefly practiced the profession, which he found unsatisfying.
Thereafter he soon became active in Wall Street banking and brokerage. He drifted into the railway business almost by accident through his brother, Dr. William Seward Webb, married to a daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, became interested in the Wagner Palace Car Company which the Vanderbilts controlled. When Webster Wagner, the company's president was suddenly crushed between two of his own cars in 1882, Dr. Webb became president of the company and invited his brother to join it.
In 1884, Webb married Leila Howard Griswold, and they had two sons: Henry Walter Webb, Jr. (c.1885–1919) and State Senator J. Griswold Webb (1890–1934).
Webb was an advocate of fast railway travel and ran what was then the fastest railway train in the world, averaging nearly 60 miles per hour over 450 miles. In 1893 he made a bold and ultimately true prediction for the next hundred years: By 1993, a traveler will be able to have his breakfast in New York City and his evening meal in Chicago.
Webb lived in Scarborough, New York, was Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club (1880–1882), subscriber to the Blackstone Memorial (1891), and helped dedicate a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park (1894).
H. Walter Webb retired due to tuberculosis around 1897. He died from heart trouble on June 18, 1900 at his country residence, Beechwood, in Scarborough, New York."
Letter References
Letter from William Seward Webb to Frances Adeline Seward, April 23, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
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Biography: "Henry Walter Webb, Sr. (May 6, 1852 – June 18, 1900) was an American railway executive with the New York Central Railroad under Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew. He was born on May 6, 1852 to James Watson Webb in Tarrytown, New York.
Webb was head of his class in the Columbia College School of Mines (now incorporated into the School of Engineering and Applied Science). He was a member of the fraternity St. Anthony Hall and while still an undergraduate, he participated in the Orton expedition that ascended the Amazon River almost to its source, and crossing the Andes, he exited South America by way of Peru, returning to the USA by ship. He then studied law, also at Columbia, passed the bar in 1875, and briefly practiced the profession, which he found unsatisfying.
Thereafter he soon became active in Wall Street banking and brokerage. He drifted into the railway business almost by accident through his brother, Dr. William Seward Webb, married to a daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, became interested in the Wagner Palace Car Company which the Vanderbilts controlled. When Webster Wagner, the company's president was suddenly crushed between two of his own cars in 1882, Dr. Webb became president of the company and invited his brother to join it.
In 1884, Webb married Leila Howard Griswold, and they had two sons: Henry Walter Webb, Jr. (c.1885–1919) and State Senator J. Griswold Webb (1890–1934).
Webb was an advocate of fast railway travel and ran what was then the fastest railway train in the world, averaging nearly 60 miles per hour over 450 miles. In 1893 he made a bold and ultimately true prediction for the next hundred years: By 1993, a traveler will be able to have his breakfast in New York City and his evening meal in Chicago.
Webb lived in Scarborough, New York, was Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club (1880–1882), subscriber to the Blackstone Memorial (1891), and helped dedicate a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park (1894).
H. Walter Webb retired due to tuberculosis around 1897. He died from heart trouble on June 18, 1900 at his country residence, Beechwood, in Scarborough, New York."Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Walter_WebbTitle of Webpage: Wikipedia: H. Walter WebbWebsite Viewing Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 16:00Website's Last Modified Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 16:00
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Biography: Railroad Executive and Philanthropist. Known as H. Walter Webb, he was the son of newspaper publisher and diplomat James Watson Webb (1802-1884). Walter Webb graduated from Columbia College in 1873 and Columbia Law School in 1875, and became an attorney in New York City. While a student at Columbia, he took part in the famed Orton expedition that traced the Amazon River nearly to its source. When his brother, William Seward Webb, married a daughter of William H. Vanderbilt and became active in the Vanderbilt family businesses, Walter Webb joined him as an executive of the Wagner Palace Car Company, which later merged with the Pullman Company. Walter Webb later became an executive with the New York Central Railroad, serving as primary assistant to company President and future US Senator Chauncey Depew. Webb was also a Director of the National City Bank and more than twenty other companies and banks. An advocate of high speed rail travel, he was instrumental in helping produce the first passenger train that consistently averaged more than 60 miles an hour. Afflicted by several health problems, he retired from the New York Central in the mid 1890s, but maintained his directorships while living on a country estate in Scarborough. Active in dog breeding, Webb was Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club while his brother Alexander Stewart Webb was the club's President. He also served on the New York State Board of Education and was a Major in the New York National Guard. In 1891 he was a subscriber to the Blackstone Memorial, a petition signed by famous and wealthy individuals throughout the United States that asked President Benjamin Harrison to assist in restoring Palestine as a Jewish homeland. Webb was also a major benefactor of several museums, libraries and other institutions throughout the state of New York, and in 1894 was one of the donors of the Christopher Columbus statue in New York City's Central Park. (bio by: Bill McKern)
Family links:
Parents:
James Watson Webb (1802 - 1884)
Laura Viginia Cram Webb (1826 - 1890)
Spouse:
Amelia Howard Griswold Codman (1856 - 1910)*
Children:
Ruth Griswold Webb (1888 - 1890)*
Siblings:
Robert Stewart Webb (1824 - 1899)**
Catherine Louisa Webb Benton (1830 - 1918)**
Alexander Stewart Webb (1835 - 1911)**
William Seward Webb (1851 - 1926)*
Henry Walter Webb (1852 - 1900)
Francis Egerton Webb (1859 - 1942)*
*Calculated relationship
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Biography
"Henry Walter Webb, Sr. (May 6, 1852 – June 18, 1900) was an American railway executive with the New York Central Railroad under Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew. He was born on May 6, 1852 to James Watson Webb in Tarrytown, New York. Webb was head of his class in the Columbia College School of Mines (now incorporated into the School of Engineering and Applied Science). He was a member of the fraternity St. Anthony Hall and while still an undergraduate, he participated in the Orton expedition that ascended the Amazon River almost to its source, and crossing the Andes, he exited South America by way of Peru, returning to the USA by ship. He then studied law, also at Columbia, passed the bar in 1875, and briefly practiced the profession, which he found unsatisfying. Thereafter he soon became active in Wall Street banking and brokerage. He drifted into the railway business almost by accident through his brother, Dr. William Seward Webb, married to a daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, became interested in the Wagner Palace Car Company which the Vanderbilts controlled. When Webster Wagner, the company's president was suddenly crushed between two of his own cars in 1882, Dr. Webb became president of the company and invited his brother to join it. In 1884, Webb married Leila Howard Griswold, and they had two sons: Henry Walter Webb, Jr. (c.1885–1919) and State Senator J. Griswold Webb (1890–1934). Webb was an advocate of fast railway travel and ran what was then the fastest railway train in the world, averaging nearly 60 miles per hour over 450 miles. In 1893 he made a bold and ultimately true prediction for the next hundred years: By 1993, a traveler will be able to have his breakfast in New York City and his evening meal in Chicago. Webb lived in Scarborough, New York, was Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club (1880–1882), subscriber to the Blackstone Memorial (1891), and helped dedicate a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park (1894). H. Walter Webb retired due to tuberculosis around 1897. He died from heart trouble on June 18, 1900 at his country residence, Beechwood, in Scarborough, New York."
Letter from William Seward Webb to Frances Adeline Seward, April 23, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 1, 1831
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Biography:
"Henry Walter Webb, Sr. (May 6, 1852 – June 18, 1900) was an American railway executive with the New York Central Railroad under Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew. He was born on May 6, 1852 to James Watson Webb in Tarrytown, New York.
Webb was head of his class in the Columbia College School of Mines (now incorporated into the School of Engineering and Applied Science). He was a member of the fraternity St. Anthony Hall and while still an undergraduate, he participated in the Orton expedition that ascended the Amazon River almost to its source, and crossing the Andes, he exited South America by way of Peru, returning to the USA by ship. He then studied law, also at Columbia, passed the bar in 1875, and briefly practiced the profession, which he found unsatisfying.
Thereafter he soon became active in Wall Street banking and brokerage. He drifted into the railway business almost by accident through his brother, Dr. William Seward Webb, married to a daughter of William H. Vanderbilt, became interested in the Wagner Palace Car Company which the Vanderbilts controlled. When Webster Wagner, the company's president was suddenly crushed between two of his own cars in 1882, Dr. Webb became president of the company and invited his brother to join it.
In 1884, Webb married Leila Howard Griswold, and they had two sons: Henry Walter Webb, Jr. (c.1885–1919) and State Senator J. Griswold Webb (1890–1934).
Webb was an advocate of fast railway travel and ran what was then the fastest railway train in the world, averaging nearly 60 miles per hour over 450 miles. In 1893 he made a bold and ultimately true prediction for the next hundred years: By 1993, a traveler will be able to have his breakfast in New York City and his evening meal in Chicago.
Webb lived in Scarborough, New York, was Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club (1880–1882), subscriber to the Blackstone Memorial (1891), and helped dedicate a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park (1894).
H. Walter Webb retired due to tuberculosis around 1897. He died from heart trouble on June 18, 1900 at his country residence, Beechwood, in Scarborough, New York."
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Biography:
Railroad Executive and Philanthropist. Known as H. Walter Webb, he was the son of newspaper publisher and diplomat James Watson Webb (1802-1884). Walter Webb graduated from Columbia College in 1873 and Columbia Law School in 1875, and became an attorney in New York City. While a student at Columbia, he took part in the famed Orton expedition that traced the Amazon River nearly to its source. When his brother, William Seward Webb, married a daughter of William H. Vanderbilt and became active in the Vanderbilt family businesses, Walter Webb joined him as an executive of the Wagner Palace Car Company, which later merged with the Pullman Company. Walter Webb later became an executive with the New York Central Railroad, serving as primary assistant to company President and future US Senator Chauncey Depew. Webb was also a Director of the National City Bank and more than twenty other companies and banks. An advocate of high speed rail travel, he was instrumental in helping produce the first passenger train that consistently averaged more than 60 miles an hour. Afflicted by several health problems, he retired from the New York Central in the mid 1890s, but maintained his directorships while living on a country estate in Scarborough. Active in dog breeding, Webb was Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club while his brother Alexander Stewart Webb was the club's President. He also served on the New York State Board of Education and was a Major in the New York National Guard. In 1891 he was a subscriber to the Blackstone Memorial, a petition signed by famous and wealthy individuals throughout the United States that asked President Benjamin Harrison to assist in restoring Palestine as a Jewish homeland. Webb was also a major benefactor of several museums, libraries and other institutions throughout the state of New York, and in 1894 was one of the donors of the Christopher Columbus statue in New York City's Central Park. (bio by: Bill McKern)
Family links:
Parents:
James Watson Webb (1802 - 1884)
Laura Viginia Cram Webb (1826 - 1890)
Spouse:
Amelia Howard Griswold Codman (1856 - 1910)*
Children:
Ruth Griswold Webb (1888 - 1890)*
Siblings:
Robert Stewart Webb (1824 - 1899)**
Catherine Louisa Webb Benton (1830 - 1918)**
Alexander Stewart Webb (1835 - 1911)**
William Seward Webb (1851 - 1926)*
Henry Walter Webb (1852 - 1900)
Francis Egerton Webb (1859 - 1942)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
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