Webber, George W
business man, congressman, was born Nov. 25, 1825, in Newburg, Vt. He removed to Michigan.
He was one of the founders of the Second National bank of Ionia; and for two terms was mayor of that city. He was elected a representative from Michigan to the forty-seventh congress as a republican.
WEBBER, MILTON MATHIAS NAPO- LEON, merchant, writer, was born July 27, 1847, in Wells county, Ind. He was drafted into the United States federal army, but was released on account of his age. In 1866 he was government escort at Atchison, Kan., to guard the United States mail through Denver to Fort Benton, a distance of two thousand three hundred miles, and was subsequently engaged in the same capacity on other routes. In 1878 he only lacked a few votes of receiving the democratic nomination for state senator from Allen county, Ind. He is prominently identified with various fraternal orders; and has been a charter member and active in the formation of various societies. He has attained success in mercantile pursuits; has written extensively for the periodical press; and acted as commercial correspondent for the metropolitan press.