Stephen Palfrey Webb (March 20, 1804 – September 29, 1879) was an American politician who served as the third and twelfth mayor of Salem, Massachusetts, and the 5th mayor of San Francisco, California.
[1] Webb graduated from Harvard College in 1824 and studied law with John Glen King.
Webb was admitted to the Essex County Bar in 1826 and began his practice of law in Salem.
[4] Webb moved to San Francisco in approximately 1853 and was elected mayor for a single term with backing from the Know Nothing movement in 1854.
[5] Webb returned to Salem and was again elected mayor in 1860, 1861, and 1862,[2][3] and served as City Clerk from 1863 to 1870.