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Browse 1,591 daniel webster photos and images available, or search for daniel webster statue to find more great photos and pictures. Rep. Daniel Webster heads for a House Republican caucus meeting in the basement of the U.S. Capitol October 9, 2015 in Washington, DC.
- Early Life and Career in Law and Politics
- Arguments Before The Supreme Court
- The Senate Debate on Nullification
- The Bank War and Emergence of The Whig Party
- War with Texas and Compromise of 1850
- Last Years and Death
- Sources
Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire, on what was then the frontier of English settlement in North America. His father was a farmer and tavern keeper, and young Webster often gave readings and recitations to entertain tavern guests, an early indication of his oratorical skills. After less than a year of preparatory scho...
During his first years in Congress, Webster railed against President James Madison’s war policies, invoking a states’ rights argument to oppose a conscription bill that went down to defeat. After the War of 1812 and the effective dissolution of the Federalist Party, he left Washington and moved with his family to Boston, Massachusetts. Representing...
By 1823, Webster was representing his Boston constituents in the House of Representatives, where trained his focus on challenging the protective tariffs championed by Kentucky’s Henry Clay. After being elected to the Senate in 1826, Webster was traveling back to Washington in December 1827 when his wife, Grace, fell ill on the journey; she died les...
Despite opposing President Andrew Jackson, Webster supported a force bill that would authorize Jackson to send federal troops to South Carolina to enforce tariff collection during the ensuing Nullification Crisis. After South Carolina backed down on nullification, Webster again broke with Jackson over the Bank of the United States, which Jackson so...
Reelected to the Senate in 1845, Webster opposed the annexation of Texas and the ensuing war with Mexico under Tyler’s successor, James K. Polk, in which one of Webster’s own sons died of typhoid fever during his service. Still hoping to win the presidency, Webster attempted to walk a delicate line on the greatest issue dividing the nation at the t...
Webster again served as secretary of state under Millard Fillmorefrom 1850-52, negotiating tensions between the United States and Austria and pushing for the opening of U.S. trade with Japan. He made one last attempt to gain the Whig presidential nomination in 1852 over other rivals (including Fillmore) but was rejected in favor of the military her...
H.W. Brands. Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2018) Biography: Daniel Webster. American Battlefield Trust. “The Most Famous Senate Speech: January 26, 1830.” U.S. Senate.
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Signature. Coat of arms. Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman 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.
Jun 17, 2019 · Hulton Archive/Getty Images. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on June 17, 2019. Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782–October 24, 1852) was one of the most eloquent and influential American political figures of the early 19th century. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, in the Senate, and in the executive branch as the Secretary of State.
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Apr 15, 2024 · Richard N. Current. Daniel Webster was an American orator and politician who practiced prominently as a lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court and served as a U.S. congressman (1813–17, 1823–27), a U.S. senator (1827–41, 1845–50), and U.S. secretary of state (1841–43, 1850–52).
Exhibitions. Daniel Webster: The Godlike Black Dan. June 4, 1982 – November 28, 1982. National Portrait Gallery. 8th and G Streets, NW. Washington, DC. 2nd Floor. See on Map Floor Plan. On view are 12 likenesses of Webster and memorabilia associated with his achievements in a small exhibit to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.
