Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Vassall Webster KTS (February 1793 – 19 April 1847) was a

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officer. He served as an aide-de-camp to the

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at the

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. He was the second son of Sir Godfrey Webster, 4th Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Vassall (later Baroness Holland). He joined the Army in 1810 and rose to lieutenant-colonel in 1831. In 1843, he was knighted. Webster married Grace (d. 27 March 1866), the only daughter and heir of

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, on 23 October 1824. He died on 19 April 1847 from self-inflicted knife wounds. He is buried at

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. His portrait was painted by

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