Thomas Clifton Webb
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Sir Thomas Clifton Webb KCMG (8 March 1889 - 6 February 1962) was a New Zealand politician and diplomat.
He sat in Parliament for the National Party from 1943 until 1954: first for Kaipara (1943 - 1946) and then for Rodney (1946 - 1954). A key aide to party leader Sidney Holland, he was appointed to Attorney-General upon the Nationals gaining power in 1949.
In 1951, he took his first step into diplomacy by adding Minister for External Affairs and Minister for Island Territories to his other duties. He served as the country's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom between 1955 and 1958.
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- Templeton, Hugh (2006-04-07). Webb, Thomas Clifton 1889 - 1962. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved on 2006-07-09.
