Name Mary Jones | Died 1995 | |
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Mary Estus Jones Webb (1924-1995) became Mayor-President of Baton Rouge in 1955 on the death of her husband, Jesse L. Webb, Jr. in a plane crash. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor-President of Baton Rouge.
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Early life
Born in Columbia, Louisiana on May 14, 1924 to James Melton Jones and Hattie Estus Head. She married Jesse Lynn Webb and they had four children.
Tenure as Mayor-President
Her husband was only 29 when he was elected Mayor-President of Baton Rouge in 1952. Three years later, he died when the aircraft he was flying in crashed while on final approach at Lansing, Michigan. The City Council chose Mrs. Webb to serve as caretaker Mayor-President for the balance of her husband's term. She did not seek election in her own right in 1956.
Later years
She served as Sigma Pi Fraternity housemother at Louisiana State University for many years. Webb died on September 16, 1995 and was buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Baton Rouge.