Electra (Havemeyer) Webb (1888-1960)

Mrs. Electra (Havemeyer) Webb; Founder of the Shelburne Museum, Vermont

During WWI, she drove an ambulance in New York City, and was named Assistant Director of the Motor Corps during the War. In 1942, during World War II she joined the Civilian Defense Volunteer Organization, and directed the Pershing Square Civil Defense Center and its blood bank. In 1947, she and her husband co-founded of the Shelburne Museum, a showcase of her "collection of collections" of early American homes and public buildings, including a general store, meeting house, log cabin, and a steamship.

Parents (2)

Henry Osborne Havemeyer

Henry O. Havemeyer, President of the American Sugar Refining Company

1847-1907

Louisine Havemeyer

Mrs Louisine Waldron (Elder) Havemeyer, Suffragist, Art Collector & Patron

1855-1929

Spouse (1)

James Watson Webb

J. Watson Webb, of 740 Park Ave., New York City & "Brick House" Shelburne, Vermont

1884-1960

Children (5)

Electra (Webb) Bostwick

Mrs. Electra (Webb) Bostwick

1910-1982

Samuel Blatchley Webb

of New York City & Shelburne, Vermont

1912-1988

Lila Vanderbilt (Webb) Wilmerding

Mrs. Lila Vanderbilt (Webb) Wilmerding

1913-1961

James Watson Webb, Jr.

Chief Film Editor for 20th Century Fox & President of the Shelburne Museum, Vt.

1916-2000

Harry Havemeyer Webb

of High Acres Farm, Shelburne, Vermont

1922-1975