William Maule McDowell Webster
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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 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.
Born in Forbes
Forbes, New South Wales
-Notable residents:*Carolyn Simpson - Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; Member of the first all-female bench to sit in an Australian court*NSW Deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt was born and raised 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
Ellen Webster
Ellen Webster was an Australian politician.Born in Tenterfield in New South Wales to Irish immigrant parents , she was raised on the family property and educated at home...
, 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 Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, serving until 1928. He and his wife were both supporters of controversial New South Wales Premier Jack Lang
Jack Lang (Australian politician)
John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...
. 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
British Phosphate Commission
The British Phosphate Commission was a board of Australian, British and New Zealand representatives who managed extraction of phosphate from Christmas Island, Nauru and Ocean Island from the 1920s until the 1960s.-Nauru Island Agreement:...
. He died in 1958.