Editing Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (section)

==Professional life==
In 1895, Webb helped to found the London School of Economics with a bequest left to the Fabian Society. He was appointed its Professor of Public Administration in 1912 and held the post for 15 years. In 1892, he married [[Beatrice Potter]], who shared his interests and beliefs.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sidney-and-Beatrice-Webb |title=Sidney and Beatrice Webb {{!}} British economists |work=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=2017-08-25 |language=en}}</ref> The money she contributed to the marriage enabled him to give up his clerical job and concentrate on his other activities. Sidney and Beatrice Webb founded the ''[[New Statesman]]'' magazine in 1913.<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/media/magazines/2013/04/leader-world-movement-towards-collectivism The world movement towards collectivism], Beatrice and Sidney Webb, [[New Statesman]], 12 April 1913;<br/>[http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2013/04/leader-bending-arc-history-towards-justice-and-freedom Bending the arc of history towards justice and freedom], [[New Statesman]], 12 April 2013, retrieved 13 May 2014.</ref>