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Jun 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.
Life Story: 1782-1852. A brilliant orator, Constitutional lawyer, American statesman who argued over 150 cases before the Supreme Court. Overview. Discussion Questions. Sources. Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire.
Jun 27, 2018 · Died: October 24, 1852. Marshfield, Massachusetts. American orator and lawyer. Daniel Webster, a notable public speaker and leading constitutional lawyer, was a major congressional spokesman for the Northern Whigs during his twenty years in the U.S. Senate. Childhood. Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, on January 18, 1782.
One of the nation's greatest orators, Daniel Webster (1782–1852) lent his eloquence to the cause of national unity during the tumultuous years leading to the Civil War. Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, and gained national prominence as an attorney while serving five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Richard N. Current. Daniel Webster - Whig Leader, Statesman, Orator: After the Nullification Crisis had been settled, Webster made overtures for a political alliance with Jackson, an alliance that presumably would have brought Webster to the presidency as Jackson’s successor.
One part of the so-called “Great Triumvirate” that dominated American politics in the first half of the 19 th century, Daniel Webster was born in on the New Hampshire frontier on January 18, 1782. His father, a veteran of the American Revolution, was a farmer and tavernkeeper.
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.
