William Maule McDowell Webster explained

William Webster
Birth Name:William Maule McDowell Webster
Birth Date:3 January 1885
Birth Place:, New South Wales
Occupation:Trade unionist; Stock and station agent
Spouse:Ellen Webster
Office:President of the New South Wales branch
Term:19271928
Party:Australian Labor Party
Parents:Edward Webster
Ellen Webster, née Crooks

William Maule McDowell Webster (3 January 1885  - 20 April 1958) was an Australian unionist and station agent.

Born in Forbes to grazier Edward Webster and Ellen, née Crooks, he became a stock and station agent. On 26 July 1921 he married Ellen Callachor, who would later be one of the first women to sit in the New South Wales Parliament. In 1927 he was elected president of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party, serving until 1928. He and his wife were both supporters of controversial New South Wales Premier Jack Lang. He ran several times for state and federal elections without success. From 1946 to 1952 he was the Australian representative on the British Phosphate Commission. He died in 1958.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Nairn . Bede . Webster, William Maule (1885-1958) . 1990 . webster-william-maule-9282 . 14 November 2011.