Sir Thomas Lonsdale Webster (1868–1930) was a British

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who served as a clerk in the

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. Webster entered public service as a clerk in the

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in 1887. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the

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. Webster served as

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from 1921 until his death in 1930. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1922 Birthday Honours. He was the father of the classicist T. B. L. Webster.

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