Background
Webster, Reginald Nathaniel was born on February 7, 1898 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Nathaniel and Marguerite E. (Barnett) Webster.
Webster, Reginald Nathaniel was born on February 7, 1898 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Nathaniel and Marguerite E. (Barnett) Webster.
Associated with The National Park Bank, 1915. Junior partner Brown & Barlow, textiles, 1919-1922. Head own firm, taxation and finance, 1923-1933.
Executive vice president, director Fulton Sylphon Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, Reynolds Metal Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1933-1938.
Chairman Standard-Thomson Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1939. Director Smith & Wesson, Heli-Coil Corporation, Florida Land & Minerals Corporation, Delray Industrial Properties, Limited.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Reginald Webster"s family emigrated to the United States when he was a small boy. Pursuing a career in business, he was president of precision parts manufacturer Standard-Thomson Corporation of Waltham, Massachusetts. Following the company"s 1974 takeover by Allegheny International Incorporated., he retired.
Reginald Webster became involved in Thoroughbred racing in 1945.
In 1947 he hired Lucien Laurin to oversee the conditioning of his horses. Webster also raced horses in England and Ireland.
Reginald Webster"s notable horses included:
He was living in Palm Beach, Florida when he died at age eighty-five of heart failure.
Reginald Webster was a member of The Jockey Club and served as president of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Married Lillian A. McDonald, December 12, 1947. Children: George A., Audrey J. Webster, John K. Webster.