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George
Webster
George Webster was born in Connecticut in September 1762, the son of Matthew and Mabel Pratt Webster of Hartford. He followed his twin brother to Albany after the Revolutionary War.
George
Webster was in Albany in 1784 when his brother, Charles
R. Webster, founded the Albany Gazette. He remained
a printer for the remainder of his life. The Webster
Brothers' printery was located at the Elm Tree Corner.
George lived one door up State Street at number 81
and Charles next door at 83 State Street.
The
Webster Brothers were postwar Albany's leading newspaper
publishers and printers. Besides the Gazette, they
participated in a number of less notable printing
partnerships. Their co-owned establishment was a
widely known regional landmark. Charles was more
publically visable while George tended to the printing
business. Both brothers were active members of the
Albany Mechanics Society. George Webster was an officer
for the Great Western Turnpike and a number of benevolent
organizations. In 1813 and 1818, he was elected assessor
for the first ward.
married
Rachel Bush and, after her passing, Sally Bush in
1810. The children from his first marriage were baptized
in the First Presbyterian Church where he was a member
and trustee.
George
Webster died in February 1823 at the age of sixty-one.
He was eulogized as a bookseller and one of the editors
of the Albany Gazette and Daily Advertiser.
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Notes: The
life of George Webster is CAP biography number
6848. This profile is derived chiefly from community-based
resources.
By Stefan Bielinski, Colonial Albany Social History Project [http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany]
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