Samuel Robert Webster (July 7, 1854 in Elba, Wisconsin – March 12, 1948) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

. Webster was born on the Webster farm in Elba, Wisconsin, east of Columbus. He attended high school in

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and Columbus before attending Ripon College and the Milwaukee Business College. Webster's son, Harold, became County Surveyor of

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. The elder Webster and his family were Congregationalists. Webster married Harriet Chamberlin (1854–1939) in 1879. Webster died in Columbus.

Career

Webster was elected to the Assembly in 1896, 1916 and 1918. He was a Republican.

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* 1854 births 1948 deaths Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American Congregationalists 20th-century Congregationalists People from Columbus, Wisconsin Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni People from Elba, Wisconsin 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub