William L. Webster

William Webster
39th Attorney General of Missouri
In office
January 14, 1985 – January 11, 1993
GovernorJohn Ashcroft
Preceded byJohn Ashcroft
Succeeded byJay Nixon
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 128th district
In office
January 1983 – January 1985
Preceded byWilliam Black
Succeeded byChuck Surface
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 137th district
In office
January 1981 – January 1983
Preceded byThomas Carver
Succeeded byFred Lynn
Personal details
Born
William Lawrence Webster

(1953-09-17) September 17, 1953 (age 71)
Carthage, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSusan Webster
EducationUniversity of Kansas
Missouri Southern State University (BA)
University of Missouri, Kansas City (JD)

William Lawrence Webster (born September 17, 1953) is an American lawyer, former politician and convicted felon from Missouri. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives and later as the 39th Attorney General of Missouri from 1985 to 1993. After failing to win election as governor in 1992, Webster pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement.