James Webbe Tobin
James Webbe Tobin (1767–1814) was an English abolitionist, the son of a plantation owner on Nevis. He was a political radical, and friend of leading literary men.[1]
Life
He was the eldest son of James Webbe of Bristol and his first wife Elizabeth Webbe; George Webbe and John Tobin were his brothers.[1] His father was in business with John Pretor Pinney, from 1783.[2]
Tobin was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton and Wadham College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1787, and graduated B.A. in 1792.[1][3]
Works
Tobin contributed to The Annual Anthology.
Notes
- ^ a b c Small, David. "Tobin, James Webbe". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58446. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Morgan, Kenneth. "Pinney, John Pretor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50514. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ s:Page:Alumni Oxoniensis (1715-1886) volume 4.djvu/212