John Webb (1730? – 4 February 1795) was an English politician. He was the son of Nicholas Webb of Norton Court, near

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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

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. He was appointed sheriff of Gloucester for 1761–1762 and made

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for 1770–1771, 1776–1777 and 1786–1787. He was a

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(MP) for

from 1780 to his death. He married Arabella, the daughter of Thomas Bushell of Sevinbroke, Oxfordshire, with whom he had 2 sons and 3 daughters.

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1730 births 1795 deaths People from Gloucester Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 Mayors of Gloucester {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub