Army Officer
Centurion, 1873–1899
Born 12 August 1824 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 27 August 1899 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Buried Lakewood Cemetery
, Cooperstown, New York
Proposed by Henry L. Kendrick and George P. Putnam
Elected 4 October 1873 at age forty-nine
Archivist’s Note: Brother of Alexander S. Webb
Seconder of:
Century Memorial
Robert S. Webb was the eldest son of James Watson Webb, for many years editor of the Courier and Enquirer, later United States Minister to Brazil, and the brother of Alexander S. Webb, president of the City College. He served with distinction as Lieutenant-Colonel of Volunteers during the Civil War, and was a gallant and meritorious soldier. Of late years he has lived in the country, and died at Bridgeport, Conn., at an advanced age.
Henry E. Howland
1900 Century Association Yearbook
