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Lawrence Harrison Webber

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Lawrence Harrison Webber

Birth
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death
12 Apr 1943 (aged 52)
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sp 1, Lot 122, Section A
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Attorney with Webber & Black, Elyria
Parents: Amos & Nettie (Fitch) Webber
Spouse: Jean
Residence: 331 Dennison Ave Elyria


from 'Standard History of Lorain County' Geo Frederick Wright;


Lawrence Harrison Webber. A son of A. R. Webber, whose career as a Lorain County lawyer has been previously sketched, is Lawrence Harrison Webber, who has already earned his first distinctions in the law and in public affairs. In the city primaries in August, 1915, Mr. Webber attracted much notice by his gallant fight for the republican nomination to the office of city solicitor, and in spite of his youth his recognized ability and fitness for the nomination and his vigorous and persistent campaigning methods brought him success over four rivals. He received more than a fourth of the entire vote cast, and led his nearest opponent by more than sixty.

Born at Elyria March 25, 1891, Lawrence Harrison Webber is a graduate of the Elyria High School with the class of 1910, and the following two years were spent as a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He is a graduate of the Cleveland Law School with the class of June, 1914, and completed the regular three years' course in the two years from 1912 to 1914. He was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio December 18, 1913, and is now junior member of the law firm of Webber & Webber in the Elyria Block at Elyria, being associated with his father, A. R. Webber.

In politics Mr. Webber is a republican, and was elected city solicitor on November 2, 1915, Outside of his profession Mr. Webber is a young man of general personality and has identified himself with the best interests of his home city. He is an active member of the Young Men's Christian Association, is a member of the Church of Christ, and belongs to the National College Fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, in which he was initiated November 5, 1910, at Ohio Wesleyan University.

June 18, 1913, at Elyria he married Jean E. Bath. Her father, John W. Bath, was for eight years postmaster at Elyria. They are the parents of one daughter, Shirley Webber, who was born May 25, 1915.
Attorney with Webber & Black, Elyria
Parents: Amos & Nettie (Fitch) Webber
Spouse: Jean
Residence: 331 Dennison Ave Elyria


from 'Standard History of Lorain County' Geo Frederick Wright;


Lawrence Harrison Webber. A son of A. R. Webber, whose career as a Lorain County lawyer has been previously sketched, is Lawrence Harrison Webber, who has already earned his first distinctions in the law and in public affairs. In the city primaries in August, 1915, Mr. Webber attracted much notice by his gallant fight for the republican nomination to the office of city solicitor, and in spite of his youth his recognized ability and fitness for the nomination and his vigorous and persistent campaigning methods brought him success over four rivals. He received more than a fourth of the entire vote cast, and led his nearest opponent by more than sixty.

Born at Elyria March 25, 1891, Lawrence Harrison Webber is a graduate of the Elyria High School with the class of 1910, and the following two years were spent as a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He is a graduate of the Cleveland Law School with the class of June, 1914, and completed the regular three years' course in the two years from 1912 to 1914. He was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio December 18, 1913, and is now junior member of the law firm of Webber & Webber in the Elyria Block at Elyria, being associated with his father, A. R. Webber.

In politics Mr. Webber is a republican, and was elected city solicitor on November 2, 1915, Outside of his profession Mr. Webber is a young man of general personality and has identified himself with the best interests of his home city. He is an active member of the Young Men's Christian Association, is a member of the Church of Christ, and belongs to the National College Fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, in which he was initiated November 5, 1910, at Ohio Wesleyan University.

June 18, 1913, at Elyria he married Jean E. Bath. Her father, John W. Bath, was for eight years postmaster at Elyria. They are the parents of one daughter, Shirley Webber, who was born May 25, 1915.


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