Daniel Webster

14th and 19th United States Secretary of State (1782–1852)

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Born: 18 Jan 1782
Died: 24 Oct 1852
Works: 368

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Speech of Hon. Daniel Webster, at Abington, October 9, 1848
Remarks of Mr. Webster and Mr. Wright, on the President's message, the finances, and the debts of the nation
Daniel Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration: Together with Other Addresses Relating to the Revolution
Discussion of the Greek question, in the House of Representatives
An address delivered at the laying of the corner stone of the Bunker Hill Monument. ...

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Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1909-03-27
Active to: 1973-09-20

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. secretary of state under presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over 200 cases before the United States Supreme Court in his career. During his life, Webster had been a member of the Federalist Party, the National Republican Party, and the Whig Party. He was among the three members of the Great Triumvirate along with Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.

Born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, in 1782, Webster established a successful legal practice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after graduating from Dartmouth College and serving a legal apprenticeship. A prominent opponent of the War of 1812, he won election to the United States House of Representatives, where he served as a leader of the Federalist Party. Webster left office after two terms and moved to Boston, Massachusetts. He became a leading attorney before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning cases such as Dartmouth College v. Woodward, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden.