[1] Webber held a number of local positions in Saginaw County, Michigan, including circuit court commissioner and prosecuting attorney.

Webber was elected to the Michigan Senate on November 6, 1874, where he represented the 25th district.

[2] Webber was delegation chair from Michigan during the 1876 Democratic National Convention.

Webber was the Democratic nominee in the 1876 Michigan gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Charles Croswell.

Webber was a member of the Royal Arch Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Knights Templar, and was a Freemason.