James Watson Webb II

James Watson Webb II^[1] (known as James, Sr.) (1884 – March 4, 1960) was an American polo champion. He was a grandson of William Henry Vanderbilt and James Watson Webb.

Biography

He was born in 1884 to Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt (1860–1936) of the Vanderbilt family and William Seward Webb in Burlington, Vermont. He married Electra Havemeyer, daughter of Henry Osborne Havemeyer and Louisine Waldron Elder, and had five children:

• Electra Webb (1910–1982), married Dunbar Bostwick
• Samuel Webb (1912–1988)
• Lila Webb (1913–1961)
• James Watson Webb III (1916–2000)
• Harry Webb (1922–1975)

James II died in 1960.^[2][3]

References

1. "J Watson Webb II". Roostweb.
2. "James Watson Webb, Sr.". Shelburne Museum. 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.....
3. "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. Retrieved 2011-04-07. Chairman of Webb Lynch, Inc., general insurance brokers at 99 John.....