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The Corresponence of James McNeil Whistler
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George Webb, ca 1835-??

Nationality: English
Date of Birth: 1835 ca
Place of Birth: Clerkenwell
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Identity:

George Webb was a lawyer in the firm of G. & W. Webb.

Life:

George and William Webb were Whistler's solicitors. They were involved in the Whistler v Ruskin trial in 1878, the Sheridan Ford affair in 1890, the Eden v Whistler case in 1895 and the quarrel with T. and T. R. Way in 1896.

Bibliography:

UK census 1881, from http://www.familysearch.org (accessed 2004); Incorporated Law Society of the United Kingdom, Incorporated Law Society's Calendar and Law Director, London.