After this his life changes and he becomes a Commercial Traveller all thought we do not know what he was selling, he becomes very successful in his endeavours Travelling as far as Bristol, London and all around the South Coast building a reputation as one of the best known men on the road.

During this time he also founded the Birkenhead and Wirral Commercial Travellers Association of the United Kingdom. He becomes a Free Mason in 1901 and gets very involved and remained in this society until his death achieving the title of Provincial Grand Deacon of Cheshire at one time. He also started getting involved in local politics and becomes a member of the Liberal party where he became Chairman of the Gladstone Liberal Club and Treasurer.

Also at this time he ran for Birkenhead Town Councillor in 1909 in Egerton after more then one attempt he is elected in 1910 then the Liberal party lost their seats to the Conservatives in 1913. In 1916 he is re-elected unopposed in the Clifton Ward and held this seat until his death in April 1921. During his tenor as Councillor he was a member of numerous committees such as the Naval and Military war pensions and travelled giving special lantern presentations of the Alwen Scheme. He also was very involved in improving Merryside ferry transport congestion and improved communication between Birkenhead and Wallasey eventually getting a joint bus service between the two.

He was a very social person getting involved in many things as being a member of the Birkenhead Chamber of Commerce and the Junior Town Council, the Birkenhead Cricket Club, Chairmen of the Oxton ward Liberal Committee and involved in the Y.M.C.A.

In 1918 he bought the Bridge End Mill in Caergwrle which lead to the Millstream Flour works in Bridge street and the Liverpool Products Co.(H.B.Webb and Sons) with his sons George and Ernest B.Webb who where serving in her majesties armed forces at the time.

All thought having made a very successful business life he suffered hardships in his personal life like losing two of his six children at a very early age Muriel his daughter at the age of 2 and Henry Junior at the age of seven. When his son Harold was born, he was inflicted with what is referred to as a hunch back and we still do not know if Ernest was sent to North America in some supposed family scandal,but have found he was in Montreal Quebec in 1925 as per a ship passenger list which mentions he was in the cattle trade but was or going to be a clerk at the Montreal General Hospital.

My grandfather George his brother Harold and sister Lillian are some what more known to us but not in great detail.

Upon Henry’s death in 1921 he had a private funeral at Bebbington Cemetery that was attended by the Police and Fire Brigade Honour Guard and a special bus was even supplied to take those who wanted to attend to his service and funeral.

Thought never knowing my great Grandfather, we are proud of what he achieved. He contributed a great deal of good to further the improvement of life to his fellow citizens of Birkenhead and Wirral where he was well respected and admired.