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).

[3][4] His younger brother was Brent Spencer Follett (1810–1887) QC, MP and his sister Elizabeth married Richard Bright.

[5][4] Follett attended Exeter grammar school[6] and was privately educated by Mr Hutchinson, the curate of Heavitree.

[5] On the return of Peel to power in 1841 Follett was again appointed Solicitor-General on 6 September, and on 15 April 1844 he succeeded Sir Frederick Pollock as Attorney-General.

He was best known for defending James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan in 1841 after a duel with Captain Harvey Tuckett,[5] and representing George Chapple Norton in an action against Lord Melbourne in 1836.

He returned to England in March 1845, but the tuberculosis, with which he had previously been diagnosed, reasserted itself and he died at Croker's house, 9 Cumberland Terrace, Regent's Park, London on 28 June 1845.

[1][5] A statue of Follett executed by William Behnes was erected by subscription and placed in the north transept[12] at Westminster Abbey.