About Richard M. Webster
Lived 1922 – 1990 (aged 67). Richard M. Webster was an American politician.
Richard M. Webster (April 29, 1922 – March 4, 1990) was an American politician from Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and worked as an attorney in Carthage, Missouri. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, in 1948, 1950, and 1953 (special election). He served as Speaker of the House in 1954. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 1962 and was re-elected 6 times. He served in the Missouri Senate until his death in 1990.
Webster represented Ken McElroy, along with defense attorney Richard Gene McFadin, in McElroy's 1981 trial for shooting a grocer.
Webster was married to the former Janet Poston Whitehead for 42 years. Their son, William L. Webster served as Missouri Attorney General. Their oldest son, Richard M. Webster, Jr. continues to live in Carthage, Missouri and served as the Jasper County Auditor.
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Who was Richard M. Webster?
American politician
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Richard M. Webster was born on 29 April 1922 in Carthage.
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Richard M. Webster died on 4 March 1990.
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Richard M. Webster was a politician.
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Richard M. Webster was American.
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