James Watson Webb, Sr.
James Watson Webb, Sr. (1884 – March 4, 1960) was an American polo champion.
Biography
He was born in 1884 to Lila Osgood Vanderbilt Webb (1860–1936) and William Seward Webb in Burlington, Vermont. He married Electra Havemeyer Webb and had as his son, James Watson Webb, Jr. He died in 1960.[1][2]
References
- ^ "James Watson Webb, Sr.". Shelburne Museum. http://academics.smcvt.edu/shelburnemuseum/sestey/J.%20Watson%20Webb.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-29. "James Watson Webb (1884-1960) was born to Dr. W. Seward Webb and Lila Vanderbilt Webb at "Oakledge," his parent's first home in Burlington, Vermont. He was the second of four children and lived between family homes in New York City and at Shelburne farms in Shelburne, Vermont ( now an Inn.) The Webbs were extremely wealthy, partly attributable to the Vanderbilt rail road business' phenomenal economic success. ..."
- ^ "J. Watson Webb, Sportsman, Dies. Ex-Polo Star Named in '34 to All-Time U. S. Team. Insurance Executive Here". New York Times. March 5, 1960. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60C10FC355C16738DDDAC0894DB405B808AF1D3. Retrieved 2011-04-07. "Chairman of Webb Lynch, Inc., general insurance brokers at 99 John ..."
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