# William Henry Webster

> Reverend William Henry Webster was born at Upton Hall, Cheshire. After a brief career in the navy, during which he saw service in Asia, Webster studied to become a priest and followed this vocation to his retirement. Rev. Webster married Mary Stubbs, the niece of the late Dr. Stubbs, Bishop of Oxford, in August 1875. They had a family of five children. Webster died in 1931, at Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England. While posted in New Zealand he became interested in sea-shells and established a reputation as a malacologist and conchologist. Several New Zealand molluscs are named after him and a collection of his shells can be found in the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

*Priest and malacologist in New Zealand*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1850-10-01
- **Died:** 1931
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Reverend William Henry Webster was born at Upton Hall, Cheshire. After a brief career in the navy, during which he saw service in Asia, Webster studied to become a priest and followed this vocation to his retirement. Rev. Webster married Mary Stubbs, the niece of the late Dr. Stubbs, Bishop of Oxford, in August 1875. They had a family of five children. Webster died in 1931, at Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, England. While posted in New Zealand he became interested in sea-shells and established a reputation as a malacologist and conchologist. Several New Zealand molluscs are named after him and a collection of his shells can be found in the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 29.7
- **Momentum:** 17.6

## Sources
- [William Henry Webster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Webster)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48780697)

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