Herbert M. Webb, M. D., a prominent physician and surgeon of Humboldt, Kans., is a native of Kansas. He was born at Ottawa, July 25, 1877, and is a son of M. O. and Annie (Fullerton) Webb, natives of Maine. The father came to Kansas about 1873, and was a locomotive engineer throughout life. He died in 1900. His wife, the mother of Dr. Webb, passed away in 1887. Dr. Webb was educated in the public schools of Ottawa and Osawatomie, graduating from the Osawatomie High School in the class of 1893. He then learned the machinist's trade, which he worked at until 1902. He then entered the Lincoln Medical College, Lincoln, Nebr., and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1906, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then located at Humboldt, Kans., which has since been the field of his professional activities. Dr. Webb is a successful physician and has built up a large practice. He was united in marriage October 5, 1898, to Miss Blanche Fowler, of Ottawa, Kans. She is a daughter of A. S. and Harriett M. Fowler, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was a blacksmith, and died when Mrs. Webb was a child. Mrs. Webb was reared and educated in Ottawa, Kans., and graduated from the Ottawa High School, in the class of 1897. To Dr. and Mrs. Webb has been born one child: Jeanette A., a student in the Humboldt schools. Dr. Webb is a member of the County, State and American Medical Associations, and is a member of the United States Pension Board, and is medical examiner for the United States Marine Corps. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Eastern Star. Mrs. Webb is also a member of the Eastern Star, and the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Webb takes an active interest in local affairs and is a member of the school board of which he is president.