Daniel Webster was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 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, and argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the National Republican Party, and the Whig Party.
Daniel Webster | |
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14th and 19th United States Secretary of State | |
In office July 23, 1850 – October 24, 1852 | |
President | Millard Fillmore |
Preceded by | John M. Clayton |
Succeeded by | Charles Magill Conrad |
In office March 6, 1841 – May 8, 1843 | |
President | William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
Preceded by | John Forsyth |
Succeeded by | Abel P. Upshur |
Chair of the Senate Finance Committee | |
In office December 2, 1833 – December 5, 1836[1] | |
Preceded by | John Forsyth |
Succeeded by | Silas Wright |
United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
In office June 8, 1827 – February 22, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Elijah H. Mills |
Succeeded by | Rufus Choate |
In office March 4, 1845 – July 22, 1850 | |
Preceded by | Rufus Choate |
Succeeded by | Robert Charles Winthrop |
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee | |
In office 1823–1827 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Nelson |
Succeeded by | Philip P. Barbour |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
In office March 4, 1823 – May 30, 1827 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Gorham |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Gorham |
Constituency | Massachusetts's 1st district |
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |
Preceded by | George Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Arthur Livermore |
Constituency | New Hampshire's at-large district |
Personal details | |
Born | Salisbury, New Hampshire, U.S. | January 18, 1782
Died | October 24, 1852 Marshfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 70)
Political party | Federalist (before 1825) National Republican (1825–1833) Whig (1833–1852) |
Spouse(s) | Grace Fletcher Caroline LeRoy Webster |
Children | 5, including Fletcher |
Education | Phillips Exeter Academy Dartmouth College (BA) |
Political talker who served as the senator and representative for Massachusetts in the House of Representatives. Under three presidents, he served as Secretary of State for the United States.
His father, Ebenzer Webster, served as a judge, militia man, and farmer.
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After graduating from Dartmouth College, he worked as a teacher and a lawyer.
He was part of the Great Triumvirate along with Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.
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In 1839, he was offered the position as Vice-President to President William Henry Harrison, but turned it down.
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● Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1782 (age 70) in Salisbury, New Hampshire, United States ● He is a celebrity politician
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