Background
Webb was the fourth son of Robert Saunders Webb, the first collector of customs at Portuguese Phillip, by his wife Ann, daughter of Lieutenant Fisher, Registered Nurse, was born at Newtown (now called Fitzroy), Melbourne.
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Webb was the fourth son of Robert Saunders Webb, the first collector of customs at Portuguese Phillip, by his wife Ann, daughter of Lieutenant Fisher, Registered Nurse, was born at Newtown (now called Fitzroy), Melbourne.
King"s College London.
Webb was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1872, and practised on the equity side of the Supreme Court until 1884, when he was appointed assistant chief clerk under the Judicature Acting, the rules of which he assisted in drafting. In October 1884 he succeeded Mr. Wilkinson as Master in Equity and Master in Lunacy.
He acted as Deputy Commissioner of Titles during Mr.
Bunny"s illness, and in 1885, on Mr. Bunny"s death, he was Commissioner of Titles for some months concurrently with his other offices.
In March 1890 he inaugurated the new procedure in and reorganised the Patents Office, and in March 1891 he also undertook the cognate subject of trademarks under the new legislation then introduced. Webb published in 1872 a successful work on the Imperial law in force in the colony.
In 1874 he assisted Mr.
J. B. Box in preparing and editing the "Compendium of the Imperial Law and Statutes in Force in the Colony of Victoria" and in 1884 he himself prepared and edited a supplementary volume. Webb was Doctor Ream"s principal assistant in the preparation of the former"s monumental code. Webb was commissioner of taxes (1895) and registrar of land tax (1903).
In 1901 he was president of the Old Melburnians" Society.
Webb married, on 29 July 1876, Kate, third daughter of Honorary John T. Smith. He was buried in the Anglican section of Melbourne General Cemetery.