▁son ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Edmund ▁Richmond ▁Web b , ▁a ▁W ilt shire ▁gentleman ▁with ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁household ▁of ▁Prince ▁George ▁of ▁Den mark ▁and ▁second ▁cousin ▁to ▁another ▁W ilt shire ▁man , ▁Henry ▁St ▁John , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁T ory ▁leader ▁in ▁Parliament ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Queen ▁Anne . ▁Web b ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁Cor net ▁of ▁Drag o ons ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 7 . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution ▁campaign . ▁While ▁serving ▁under ▁Patrick ▁S ars field ▁at ▁the ▁W inc anton ▁Sk irm ish , ▁he ▁was ▁badly ▁wounded ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁Web b ▁married ▁Henri etta ▁Bor l ase , ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Bor l ase ▁and ▁Jo anna ▁Ban cks . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 2 , ▁possibly ▁using ▁the ▁wealth ▁he ▁acquired ▁by ▁his ▁marriage , ▁he ▁purchased ▁B idd es den ▁House ▁at ▁Lud gers hall ▁in ▁W ilt shire , ▁an ▁estate ▁which ▁carried ▁with ▁it ▁the ▁decis ive ▁elect oral ▁influence ▁over ▁the ▁pocket ▁bor ough ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁Political ▁and ▁military ▁care ers ▁Web b ▁entered ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 5 ▁as ▁T ory ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Lud gers hall , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁political ▁follow er ▁of ▁St ▁John . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Colonel ▁of ▁Princess ▁Anne ▁of ▁Den mark ' s