William George Webb (1843 – 14 June 1905) was an English businessman, brewer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for .

Life

He was the elder son of Edward Webb (1810–1872) of

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, Staffordshire, and his wife Eliza. His father's business interests included glass manufacture at

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and elsewhere (he was a cousin of the glassmaker Thomas Webb (1804–1869)), and milling. He became senior partner in the seed company Edward Webb & Sons, with agricultural seed farms of over 1000 acres at

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. The firm also acted as wool and hop merchants, and sold manure. Webb commanded the South Staffordshire Militia, and used the rank of Colonel. He was elected to parliament at the

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, as a Conservative. Edward Webb & Sons02

Webb died at

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following a short illness, aged 61. His estate was valued at over £500,000. He was a director of P. Phipps & Co. (Northampton and Towcester Breweries), where his place was taken by his brother Edward. His vacated parliamentary seat was held by

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in the

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that followed.

Family

Webb married Ada Pryce, daughter of Captain Broughton Pryce, at

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on 14 October 1874. They had three sons and two daughters. The eldest son, W. Harcourt Webb, was wounded at

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in the

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, and later became managing director of Webb & Sons; another son, Frank, also served in the war.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, William George 1843 births 1905 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1900–1906 19th-century English businesspeople