United States Senate on November 5, 1919, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1948. His service terminated on February 7, 1955, due to his death while visiting Wilmington, North Carolina. He was interred in Sunset Cemetery in Shelby. Family and views on suffrage Webb was the brother of politician James L. Webb and the uncle of Fay Webb-Gardner, the wife of O. Max Gardner. In debates within the North Carolina Democratic Party over women's suffrage in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Congressman Webb was opposed, while Gardner led those who supported the idea of granting the right to vote to women. References Sources External links 1872 births 1955 deaths Democratic Party North Carolina state senators Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina United States district court judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson 20th-century American judges Wake Forest University alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni People from Shelby, North Carolina Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina Webb family