Alfred Webb

Alfred Webb (1834 – 1908) was an Irish politician and Member of Parliament for the West Waterford constituency (1890-1895) who played a role in every major nationalist organization from Butt’s Home Government Association to the United Irish League. Visiting India, he notably became the third non-Indian to preside over the Indian National Congress, at Madras in 1894.

Webb was a supporter of Anti-Caste, Britain's first anti-racism journal which started in 1888. Researchers have reported ^[1] international collaboration between subscribers and other activists. For example, although he was not a regular subscriber, Dadabhai Naoroji co-signed a letter with Webb and others to request support for a new association: ‘The Society for the Furtherance of Human Brotherhood’.

See also

• Catherine Impey
• William Wedderburn

Notes

1. ^ Dr Caroline Bressey, Anti-Caste: Britain’s First Anti-racist Journal, synopsis on ESRC website (RES-000-22-0522) accessed at [1] July 26, 2006

Further reading

• Legg, Mary-Louise Alfred Webb: the Autobiography of a Quaker Nationalist, Cork University Press, 1999 ISBN 1-85918-202-X (See also information from publishers accessed at [2] July 26, 2006)

External links

• Brief details on Congress Sandesh website accessed at [3] July 26, 2006

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