Horace Webster (Hartford, Connecticut, September 21, 1794 - Geneva, New York, July 12, 1871) was an American educator who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818. Webster remained at West Point as a mathematics professor until 1825, leaving with the rank of first lieutenant. He then moved to Geneva College, where he taught as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy until he left in 1848 to head the Free Academy of New York, where he continued until retirement in 1869.^[1] The school was renamed City College in 1866. Horace Webster served as its first president.

Horace Webster
1930 portrait of Horace Webster by Julia Redding Kelly (1873-1939)
1st President of City College of New York
In office 1847–1869
Succeeded by	Alexander S. Webb
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1794 Hartford, Connecticut
Died	July 12, 1871(1871-07-12) (aged 76) Geneva, New York