Nathaniel Jarrett Webb (April 25, 1891 – July 18, 1943) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Newport News City Council, and a member of the

Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...

representing

Newport News Newport News () is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city i ...

and

Warwick County, Virginia Warwick County was a county in Southeast Virginia that was created from Warwick River Shire, one of eight created in the Virginia Colony in 1634. Located on the Virginia Peninsula on the northern bank of the James River between Hampton Roads ...

from 1934 to 1936. He was known as Nat Webb. He was born in

Prince George County, Virginia Prince George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,010. Its county seat is Prince George. Prince George County is located within the Greater Richmond Region of the U.S. sta ...

. He attended the

College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest instit ...

Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It had a population of 15,425 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern par ...

where he played football. He served in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. After his military service, he was a teacher and coach at

Newport News High School Newport News High School was a high school located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was located at 3100 Huntington Avenue and operated by Newport News Public Schools. History In 1896, the first segregated white high school in Newpor ...

. His football team won the first Virginia state high school football AAA championship in 1920, when Newport News defeated Jefferson Senior High School of

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, 14–7. Newport News team won all scheduled games that year, scoring 256 points to their opponents 7 points. He became a lawyer in October 1922. He served two terms in the House of Delegates. He completed the unexpired term of a deceased member and was subsequently elected to a full term in 1935. He was Chairman of the Virginia State Milk Commission in 1940. He was chairman of the Newport News-Williamsburg Board of the Milk Commission in 1942. He died of a heart attack at his farm in

Isle of Wight County, Virginia Isle of Wight County is a county (United States), county in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. As of the ...

, where he had grown up, on July 18, 1943. He was buried at

Greenlawn Memorial Park, City of Newport News, Virginia Greenlawn Memorial Park, also known as Greenlawn Cemetery, is located at 2700 Parish Avenue, Newport News, Virginia. Greenlawn Memorial Park is a cemetery located where two natural streams, Mill Dam Creek and Salters Creek, come together. The ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Nathaniel Jarrett 1891 births 1943 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War I College of William & Mary alumni Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Isle of Wight County, Virginia People from Prince George County, Virginia Virginia lawyers 20th-century American lawyers Virginia city council members Burials in Greenlawn Memorial Park (Newport News, Virginia) 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly