Weber, John B. (John Baptiste), 1842-1926

Entity Type:
Individual
Identifier:
ENT.000002821
Date Range:
1842 - 1926
Biography:
Republican Representative from New York; b. Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1842; served in the Union Army, attaining the rank of Colonel of the 89th U.S. Colored Infantry; wholesale grocer; asst. postmaster of Buffalo, 1871-1873; sheriff of Erie Co., 1874-1876; elected to 49th-50th Congresses, 1885-1889; d. Lackawanna, N.Y., Dec. 18, 1926.
Related Object: Speech of Hon. John B. Weber of New York in the House of Representatives, Wednesday, February 17, 1886