In 1863, he went to the Dunstan goldfields in New Zealand but returned to Australia shortly after due an extreme snowstorm that affected the area.

He ran as a candidate in the 1883 election for Electoral district of Rodney in the Legislative Assembly but was unsuccessful.

[1] In 1889, Webb became an agent and grain-buyer for farmers, he ran a milling and butchering business, and started a yeomanry store on Mackie Street, Rochester.

He also held a large share in Fresh Food and Frozen Storage Co. Ltd which ran creameries, butter factories and cool rooms throughout Victoria.

[1] On 24 October 1883, he married Elizabeth Alice Everitt at St Matthew's Church in Prahran to which they had five daughters.