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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.

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  • 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. (en)
  • Philip Carteret Webb, né le 14 août 1702 et mort le 22 juin 1770, est un avocat anglais, impliqué dans le mouvement des antiquaires au 18e siècle. Il devient membre de la London Society of Antiquaries en 1747 et, en tant qu'avocat, est chargé d'obtenir l'incorporation de la Société en 1751. Cet acte est important pour mettre la société au même niveau, en termes de finances et de prestige national, avec la Royal Society, que certains antiquaires considèrent comme une rivale. Webb est également un agent de la couronne dans le scandale du North Briton (1763), aidant Robert Wood à saisir les papiers du journaliste radical John Wilkes, dont les écrits incendiaires avaient offensé le roi. (fr)
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  • 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. (en)
  • Philip Carteret Webb, né le 14 août 1702 et mort le 22 juin 1770, est un avocat anglais, impliqué dans le mouvement des antiquaires au 18e siècle. Il devient membre de la London Society of Antiquaries en 1747 et, en tant qu'avocat, est chargé d'obtenir l'incorporation de la Société en 1751. Cet acte est important pour mettre la société au même niveau, en termes de finances et de prestige national, avec la Royal Society, que certains antiquaires considèrent comme une rivale. (fr)
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  • Philip Carteret Webb (fr)
  • Philip Carteret Webb (en)
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