William Hedgcock Webster
| William Webster | |
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| Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council | |
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Assumed office August 10, 2005 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Deputy |
James Schlesinger Gary Hart Bill Bratton |
| Preceded by | Joe Grano |
| Director of Central Intelligence | |
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In office May 26, 1987 – August 31, 1991 |
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| President |
Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Deputy |
Robert Gates Richard J. Kerr |
| Preceded by | William Casey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gates |
| Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
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In office February 23, 1978 – May 25, 1987 |
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| President |
Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | James Adams (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Otto (Acting) |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
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In office July 18, 1973 – February 22, 1978 |
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| Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Marion Matthes |
| Succeeded by | Theodore McMillian |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | |
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In office December 21, 1970 – July 18, 1973 |
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| Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | John Nangle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William Hedgcock Webster March 6, 1924 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Drusilla Lane (1950–1984) Lynda Clugston (1990–present) |
| Education |
Amherst College (BA) Washington University (JD) |
William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924) is an American attorney, jurist, and current Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
He was a federal judge before becoming Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987, and then Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) from 1987 to 1991—the only person to have held both these positions.
He was born in St. Louis and received his early education in Webster Groves; he received his bachelor's degree from Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, in 1947 and his Juris Doctor degree from the Law School of Washington University in St. Louis in 1949.
After serving as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, he joined a St. Louis firm, but left private practice soon after to begin a long and illustrious career in public service. He was a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1960 to 1961, then a member of the Missouri Board of Law Examiners from 1964 to 1969.
In 1970, Webster was appointed a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and in 1973 he was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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