William Hedgcock Webster
William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American lawyer and former government official. He was director of the FBI from 1978 to 1987 and then director of the CIA from 1987 to 1991 .
After serving as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, he studied at Amherst College until 1947 and Washington University Law School until 1949. He then worked as a lawyer in St. from 1949 to 1960 and again from 1962 to 1970. Louis. In 1951 and 1952 the lieutenant was back in service with the US Navy for the Korean War .
He was a federal attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1960 to 1961. In 1970 he was appointed federal judge for the Eastern District of Missouri; In 1973, he was promoted to succeed Marion Charles Matthes as a judge at the Federal Court of Appeals in the eighth district . In 1978 he resigned from office to become head of the FBI and later the CIA. He has served as a lawyer in Washington, DC since retiring from office.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b William Hedgcock Webster. July 7, 2008, accessed May 7, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Webster, William Hedgcock. Accessed May 7, 2018 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Webster, William Hedgcock |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American intelligence officer, director of the FBI and CIA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |