Ulysses Sigel Webb (September 29, 1864 – July 31, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician affiliated with the Republican Party. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person He served as the 19th Attorney General of California for the lengthy span of 37 years. The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the Government of the state of California in the USA.
Webb was born in West Virginia to Cyrus Webb, a civil war captain, and Eliza Cather-Webb. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by He was educated in Kansas, and later moved to to Quincy, California. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Quincy is a Census-designated place and the County seat of Plumas County California. There, he gained admittance to the State Bar of California and was elected Plumas County District Attorney, in which position he served for 12 years (1890–1902). The State Bar of California is California 's official Bar association. Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U
He was appointed Attorney General of California by Governor Henry Gage in 1902. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Henry Tifft Gage ( December 25, 1852 August 28, 1924) was an American lawyer politician and diplomat Webb served as attorney general for 37 years, from 1902 to 1939 (9 terms), and is one of the longest-serving statewide officials in American history.
During his tenure, Webb entered into lawsuits against the federal government to prove California held title to tidelands in California waters for navigation and commerce. He also vigorously prosecuted land transfers made to avoid enforcement of the Alien Land Law Act of 1913 that disenfranchised land owners in California who were ineligible for citizenship.
In the 1930s, Webb's office pressured Fish and Game authorities to go after aliens with commercial fisherman's licenses and prevent offloading fish at San Diego port. On September 18, 1934, Judge C. N. Andrews ruled that residence requirements were a violation of the equal protection of the law clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Webb appealed to the Court of Appeals and state Supreme court, who ruled the section did violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
Webb married Grace Goodwin, the daughter of Judge J. D. and Martha Goodwin, of Quincy. The Webbs had three children, Hester, Sigel Goodwin and Grace. Webb belonged to the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities, and to the Union League Club. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and Secret society founded at Washington DC on 19 February, 1864. A Union League is one of a number of organizations established in 1863 and 1864 during the American Civil War to promote loyalty to the Union He died in San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
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California Attorney General 1902–1939 |
Succeeded by Earl Warren |
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