The second son of Nathaniel Webb, M.P. A pupil of William Godwin, he was educated at Eton, St. John's College, Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn before being called to the bar in 1795.

CORRESPONDENCE OF Willis Webb:

Willis Webb to William Godwin, 25 October 1787 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Willis Webb to William Godwin, 24 February [1788] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)