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Robert Webb (MP)

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Webb was the eldest son of Nathaniel Webb, collector of customs at Montserrat, and his wife Bethiah Gerrish, daughter of William Gerrish of
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in 1736 and was called to the bar in 1741. In 1741 he inherited his father's estates at Taunton. He became a member of
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1719 – 9 September 1765) was a West Indies plantation owner and British politician who sat in the
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Sugar and slavery: an economic history of the British West Indies, 1623-1775
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Webb died on 9 September 1765. His estates were inherited by his brother
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he withdrew because he did not want the expense of a contest.
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Taunton
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Member of Parliament
Taunton
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1754 general election
Nathaniel
"WEBB, Robert (c.1719-65), of Taunton, Som. and Marylebone, Mdx"
Parliament of Great Britain
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Sir John Chapman
Member of Parliament
Taunton
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