Philip Carteret Webb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPhilip Carteret Webb
English barrister and antiquarian
Date of Birth: 14-Aug-1702
Place of Birth: Devizes, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 22-Jun-1770
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Philip Carteret Webb
- Philip Carteret Webb (14 August 1702 – 22 June 1770) was an English barrister, involved with the 18th-century antiquarian movement.He became a member of the London Society of Antiquaries in 1747, and as its lawyer, was responsible for securing the incorporation of the Society in 1751.
- This act was important in putting the society on level terms, in terms of finance and national prestige, with the Royal Society, which some antiquaries saw as a rival.Webb has remembered also as an agent of the crown in the North Briton scandal (1763), assisting Robert Wood to seize the papers of radical journalist John Wilkes, whose inflammatory writings had offended the king.
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