Edwin Y. Webb | |
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.jpg) Webbc. 1913 | |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| In office March 1, 1948 – February 7, 1955 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | |
| In office November 5, 1919 – March 1, 1948 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Seat established 40 Stat. 1156 |
| Succeeded by | David Ezekiel Henderson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – November 10, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | James M. Moody |
| Succeeded by | Clyde R. Hoey |
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| Born | Edwin Yates Webb (1872-05-23)May 23, 1872 Shelby,North Carolina |
| Died | February 7, 1955(1955-02-07) (aged 82) Wilmington,North Carolina |
| Resting place | Sunset Cemetery Shelby,North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Wake Forest College (A.B.) University of North Carolina School of Law University of Virginia School of Law |
Edwin Yates Webb (May 23, 1872 – February 7, 1955) was aDemocraticUnited States Representative fromNorth Carolina and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Born on May 23, 1872, inShelby,Cleveland County,North Carolina,[1] Webb attended the Shelby Military Institute and received anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1893 fromWake Forest College, then attended theUniversity of North Carolina School of Law in 1893 and 1894.[2] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Shelby starting in 1894.[1] He attended theUniversity of Virginia School of Law in 1896 and completed a postgraduate course.[2] He was a member of theNorth Carolina Senate in 1901.[1] Webb was appointed a trustee of Wake Forest College in 1898.[2] He was appointed trustee of the Agricultural and Mechanical College ofRaleigh (nowNorth Carolina State University) by the legislature in 1899 and served two years.[2] He was Chairman of the Democratic senatorial district in 1896.[2] He was Chairman of the Democratic county executive committee from 1898 to 1902.[2] He was temporary Chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1900.[2]
Webb was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives of the58th United States Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, to November 10, 1919, when he resigned to accept a federal judgeship.[2] He was Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary for the63rd through65th United States Congresses.[2] He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1912 to conduct impeachment proceedings againstRobert W. Archbald, judge of theUnited States Commerce Court.[2] On April 17, 1918, Congressman Webb, as the sole sponsor, introduced theSedition Act of 1918 legislation in theU.S. House (H.R. 8753), that criminalized speech or the expression of opinion criticizing the U.S. government war effort, military or flag. It amended theEspionage Act of 1917. It was signed into law on May 16, 1918, by president Woodrow Wilson. The law was repealed on December 13, 1920.
Webb was nominated by PresidentWoodrow Wilson on October 30, 1919, to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, to a new seat authorized by 40 Stat. 1156.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on November 5, 1919, and received his commission the same day.[1] He assumedsenior status on March 1, 1948.[1] His service terminated on February 7, 1955,[1] due to his death while visitingWilmington, North Carolina.[2] He was interred in Sunset Cemetery in Shelby.[2]
Webb was the brother of politicianJames L. Webb and the uncle ofFay Webb-Gardner, the wife ofO. Max Gardner. In debates within theNorth Carolina Democratic Party overwomen's suffrage in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Congressman Webb was opposed, while Gardner led those who supported the idea of granting the right to vote to women.[3]
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