John Webb (died 1795) explained

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.

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: WEBB, John (?1730-95), of Norton Court, nr. Gloucester. History of Parliament Online. 2 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809204900/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/webb-john-1730-95. 9 August 2014. live.
2. Book: Smith . Henry Stooks . The parliaments of England, from 1715 to 1847 . 1973 . Political Reference Publications . 9780900178139 . 117 .
3. Web site: 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 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190415101658/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol4/pp152-154 . 15 April 2019 . live .