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Robert Webster

1845 – 1925

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Lived 1845 – 1925 (aged 79–80). Robert Webster was a British politician.

Robert Grant Webster, JP (12 September 1845 – 14 January 1925) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.

Born in Marylebone, the only son of Robert Webster, an Edinburgh advocate, Robert Grant Webster was educated at Radley College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took first-class honours in political economy. After taking his degree in law, he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1869. He also served for sixteen years in the 3rd Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment. During the First World War, he commanded the 16th Divisional Column, Royal Field Artillery, achieving the rank of captain.

Webster stood unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party at Cockermouth in the 1880 UK general election, and at St Pancras East in 1885, but was elected there in 1886. He held his seat until he stood down in 1899.

Webster and wrote several books, including Shoulder to Shoulder, The Trade of the World, and The Law Relating to Canals.

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Born
1845
Birth century
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Positions held
Member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
Robert Grant Webster

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Robert Webster was born in 1845.

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Robert Webster died on 14 January 1925.

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Robert Webster was a politician.

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Robert Webster was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Webster

· Wikidata: Q26265453

· DBpedia: Robert Grant Webster

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