Richard Webster (priest)
Richard Webster may refer to: * Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone (1842–1915), British barrister, politician and judge * Richard Webster (rugby) (born 1967), Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer * Richard Webster (British author) (1950–2011), British author, critic of Sigmund Freud * Richard Webster (New Zealand author) (born 1946), New Zealand author, ghostwriter and entertainer * Richard M. Webster (1922–1990), American politician from Missouri * Richard Webster (athlete) (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter {{hndis, name=Webster, Richard ...
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Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone
Richard Everard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone, (22 December 1842 – 15 December 1915) was a British barrister, politician and judge who served in many high political and judicial offices. Background and education Webster was the second son of Thomas Webster QC. He was educated at King's College School and Charterhouse, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was well known as an athlete in his earlier years, having represented his university in the first Inter- Varsity steeplechase and as a runner. As such, the Cambridge University Alverstone Club is named in his honour, and makes a pilgrimage to Alverstone, Isle of Wight, every 4 years. His interest in cricket and foot-racing was maintained in later life. He refereed races for the early Amateur Athletic Club and set rules for long jump and shot put. He was President of Surrey County Cricket Club from 1895 until his death, and of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1903. Legal, judicial and political career Webster was called to t ...
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