Robert Grant Webster, JP (12 September 1845 – 14 January 1925) was a

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barrister and Conservative Party politician. Born in

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, the only son of Robert Webster, an Edinburgh advocate, Robert Grant Webster was educated at

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and

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, 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

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. 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

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in the 1880 UK general election, and at St Pancras East in

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, but was elected there in

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. 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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webster, Robert 1845 births 1925 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People educated at Radley College People from Marylebone UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 South Lancashire Regiment officers Royal Field Artillery officers British Army personnel of World War I Members of the Inner Temple English justices of the peace 19th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from the City of Westminster Lancashire Militia officers