William H. Webster

William H. Webster
William H. Webster
	Webster as FBI director, c. 1978
Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
	In office; August 10, 2005 – August 18, 2020
President	George W. Bush; Barack Obama; Donald Trump;
Deputy	James R. Schlesinger; Gary Hart; William Bratton;
Preceded by	Joseph J. Grano Jr.
Succeeded by	William Bratton
14th Director of Central Intelligence
	In office; May 26, 1987 – August 31, 1991
President	Ronald Reagan; George H. W. Bush;
Deputy	Robert Gates; Richard James Kerr;
Preceded by	Robert Gates (acting)
Succeeded by	Robert Gates
3rd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
	In office; February 23, 1978 – May 25, 1987
President	Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan;
Deputy	James B. Adams
Preceded by	James B. Adams (acting)
Succeeded by	John E. Otto (acting)
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
	In office; July 18, 1973 – February 22, 1978
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Marion Charles Matthes
Succeeded by	Theodore McMillian
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
	In office; December 21, 1970 – July 18, 1973
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	John Francis Nangle
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
	In office; January 1, 1960 – January 20, 1961
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Harry Richards
Succeeded by	Jeff Lance
Personal details
Born	William Hedgcock Webster; March 6, 1924; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	August 8, 2025 (aged 101); Warrenton, Virginia, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouses	; Drusilla Lane (m. 1950; died 1984) ; Lynda Clugston (m. 1990)
Children	3
Education	Amherst College (BA); Washington University in St. Louis (JD);
Military service
Branch	United States Navy
Service years	1943–1946; 1950–1952;
Rank	Lieutenant
Conflicts	World War II; Korean War;

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William Hedgcock Webster (March 6, 1924 – August 8, 2025) was an American attorney and jurist who served as chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2005 until 2020. He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit before serving as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and director of Central Intelligence (CIA) from 1987 to 1991. He is the only person to have held both positions.