John Webb (1730? – 4 February 1795) was an English politician.

He was the son of Nicholas Webb of Norton Court, near Gloucester and was a ship's husband (an agent appointed by the owner of a ship with the authority to make repairs and attend to the equipment of the ship when in home port) for the East India Company.[1]

He was appointed sheriff of Gloucester for 1761–1762 and made mayor for 1770–1771, 1776–1777 and 1786–1787.[2] He was a Member (MP) for Gloucester from 1780 to his death.[1][3]

He married Arabella, the daughter of Thomas Bushell of Sevinbroke, Oxfordshire, with whom he had 2 sons and 3 daughters.

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Henry Stooks (1973). The parliaments of England, from 1715 to 1847. Political Reference Publications. p. 117. ISBN 9780900178139.
  2. ↑ "WEBB, John (?1730-95), of Norton Court, nr. Gloucester". History of Parliament Online. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gloucester, 1720-1835: Parliamentary representation Pages 152-154 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.


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