Webb practiced medicine in
Salt Point, New York. He was president of the
New York State Assembly (Dutchess Co., 2nd D.) in
1876 and
1877. Webb moved to St. Augustine in 1880. He was a member of the St. Augustine Free Public Library Association. Professionally, Webb was a practicing doctor at
Flagler Hospital and was assistant doctor at the
State School for the Deaf and Blind. He was also the Acting Assistant Surgeon and Medical Officer at
Fort Marion at the time when
Native Americans lived there during the 1880s. Webb was a member of the
Florida State Legislature and Mayor of
St. Augustine in 1911 and 1912. Webb is probably best known for his involvement in the documenting of the
St. Augustine Monster of 1896. He was the only person of an academic background to examine the specimen
in situ. ==References==