Sir William Webb Follett QC | |
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| Attorney-General for England | |
| In office 15 April 1844 – 28 June 1845 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | Sir Frederick Pollock |
| Succeeded by | Sir Frederic Thesiger |
| Solicitor-General for England | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Wilde |
| Succeeded by | Sir Frederic Thesiger |
| In office 1834–1835 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Rolfe |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Rolfe |
| Member of Parliament for Exeter | |
| In office 6 January 1835 – 28 June 1845 | |
| Preceded by | James Wentworth Buller Edward Divett |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Duckworth, Bt Edward Divett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1796 Topsham, Devon |
| Died | 28 June 1845 (aged 48) Regent's Park, London |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir William Webb Follett, QC (2 December 1796 – 28 June 1845) was an English lawyer and politician who served as MP for Exeter (1835–1845). He served twice as Solicitor-General, in 1834-5 and 1841 and as Attorney-General in 1844. He was knighted in 1835. He was reputed to have been the "greatest advocate of the century".[1]
- ^ Per inscribed plaque on base of his bust in the Devon & Exeter Institution