Stephen W. Webster (born December 9, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and woodland manager from Vermont. He served as President of the Vermont State Senate from 1995 to 1997.
Biography Stephen Winfield Webster was born in Randolph, Vermont on December 9, 1943.Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008, entry for Stephen Winfield Webster, accessed June 3, 2012 He was educated in the Randolph public schoolsBraintree-Randolph Union High School, Yearbook, 1958, page 43 and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1966.Vermont Office of Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1989, page 514
Webster was a member of the United States Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972. In 1970, Webster graduated from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctor degree.Vermont Secretary of State, Biographical Sketches of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2003-2004, 2003, page 54
In addition to practicing law in Randolph and working as a woodland manager, Webster was a member of the boards of directors of the Randolph National Bank and the Vermont Woodlands Association. He served as State's Attorney of Orange County from 1972 to 1979.United Press International, Orange Prosecutor Named, Bennington Banner, June 30, 1972United Press International, Motion in a Murder Case, Bennington Banner, July 15, 1974
A Republican, Webster served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1983 to 1985.Vermont Secretary of State, Vermont Legislative Directory, 1995, page 115
From 1987 to 1997, Webster served in the Vermont Senate. In 1995, he was elected Senate President following the death of John H. Bloomer. Webster served until 1997 and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to his Senate seat in 1996 and 1998, losing both times to Mark MacDonald.John P. Gregg, The Valley News , Discontent Drives Vt. Senate Races, June 23, 2010, Presidents Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate Since 1870, 2011, page 7
Webster served again in the Vermont House from 2001 to 2005. In addition, he remained active in Randolph, including service on the board of selectmen.M. D. Drysdale, The Randolph Herald, New Selectboard, New Manager In Randolph, October 23, 2008
In three additional elections as the Republican nominee for State Senator (2006, 2010, and 2016), Webster ran unsuccessfully against MacDonald. In 2018, Webster ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Vermont House. He is currently an elected Justice of the Peace in Randolph, Vermont.
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