7 0 9 , ▁Web b ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mal pla quet , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ; ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁substantial ▁p ension ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁seeing ▁no ▁further ▁active ▁service . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight , ▁a ▁military ▁post ▁which ▁among ▁other ▁advantages ▁gave ▁substantial ▁influence ▁in ▁choosing ▁the ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁who ▁sat ▁for ▁the ▁island ' s ▁three ▁bor ough s ; ▁he ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁this ▁by ▁sitting ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁New port ▁( Is le ▁of ▁W ight ), ▁a ▁constitu ency ▁tradition ally ▁represented ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁distinguished ▁military ▁or ▁naval ▁figure , ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 1 5 . ▁Furthermore , ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁General , ▁and ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁land ▁forces ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁However , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁T ories , ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁offices ▁following ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁George ▁I . ▁Unable ▁to ▁expect ▁re - e lection ▁at ▁New port ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁Governor , ▁his ▁old ▁rival ▁Cad og an , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁fall ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁seat ▁at ▁Lud gers hall , ▁which ▁he ▁represented ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Web b ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 7 2 4 .