Alexander Russell Webb
Mohammad Alexander Russell Webb | |
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| Born | Alexander Russell Webb November 9, 1846 |
| Died | October 1, 1916 (aged 69) |
| Known for | U.S. consul to the Philippines and an early American convert to Islam. Representing Islam at the Parliament of the World's Religions. |
Mohammad Alexander Russell Webb (born 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 1889, and is considered by historians to be the earliest prominent Old Stock American Muslim convert. In 1893, he was the sole person representing Islam at the first Parliament of the World's Religions.