▁of ▁G iles ▁Gre ville ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁mer cer ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁and ▁became ▁progress ively ▁fre eman ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁sh er iff ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 9 1 , ▁al der man ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 5 ▁and ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁receiver - general ▁of ▁land ▁tax ▁for ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁ ▁Web b ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Gl ouc ester ▁at ▁the ▁▁ 1 7 0 8 ▁British ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁ ▁in active ▁Member ▁in ▁the ▁House , ▁pres umably ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁T ories ▁in ▁local ▁affairs ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁de emed ▁ind isp ens able . ▁He ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁of ▁Dr ▁Sach ever ell ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 0 . ▁On ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁T ory ▁min istry ▁he ▁applied ▁to ▁Har ley ▁to ▁be ▁restored ▁to ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁receiver - general , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁from ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁Wh igs , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁for ▁Gl ouc ester ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁British ▁general ▁election ▁with