Redford Webster (June 18, 1761 – August 31, 1833) was an apothecary, town official, and state legislator in Boston, Massachusetts.
"[2][3] He had trained "with Mr. Daniel Scott, a druggist or apothecary, at the sign of the Leopard, at the south part of the town, the business being subsequently removed to Union Street.
"[4] From 1792 Webster was active in the Massachusetts Historical Society, serving as one of the founding incorporators in 1794, and Cabinet-Keeper 1810-1833.
[13] Around 1830, Chester Harding painted a portrait of Webster, now in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
"The town of Redford, in Clinton County, in the north-east corner of the State of New York, was named for him.