Alexander Russell Webb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Russell Webb

Editor and publisher who served as United States Ambassador to the Philippines

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1846

Place of Birth: Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1916

Profession: diplomat, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb (November 9, 1846 – October 1, 1916) was an American writer, publisher, and the United States Consul to the Philippines.
He converted to Islam in 1888, and is considered by historians to be the earliest prominent Anglo-American Muslim convert.
In 1893 he was the only person representing Islam at the first Parliament of the World's Religions.