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Daniel Webster
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 18 Jan 1782
- Died
- 24 Oct 1852
- Works
- 368
Top works
- 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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- 325
- Total plays
- 761
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Quotes
- “A strong impression that something must be done, is the origin of many bad measures.”
- “It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college. And yet there are those who love it!”
- “Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.”
- “Labor in this country is independent and proud. It has not to ask the patronage of capital, but capital solicits the aid of labor.”
- “He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.”
- “God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.”
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Key facts
- President
- Millard Fillmore
- Preceded by
- John M. Clayton
- Succeeded by
- Edward Everett
- Constituency
- Massachusetts 1st
- Born
- ( 1782-01-18 ) January 18, 1782, Salisbury, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Died
- October 24, 1852 (1852-10-24) (aged 70), Marshfield, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Party
- Whig
- Other political affiliations
- Federalist (before 1825) National Republican (1825–1833)
- Spouses
- Grace Fletcher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. May 24, 1808</span>"}]]}'>1808 ; died January 21, 1828</span>"}]]}'>1828 ) Caroline LeRoy Webster ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 1829</span>"}]]}'>1829 )
- Children
- 5, including Fletcher
- Parent
- Ebenezer Webster
- Education
- Dartmouth College
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- date of birth
- 1782-01-18
- name in native language
- Daniel Webster
- date of death
- 1852-10-25
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Daniel Webster, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
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.