Daniel Webster
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. 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''.
Webster returned to Congress in 1823 and became a key supporter of President John Quincy Adams. He won election to the United States Senate in 1827 and worked with Henry Clay to build the National Republican Party in support of Adams. After Andrew Jackson defeated Adams in the 1828 U.S. presidential election, Webster became a leading opponent of Jackson's domestic policies. He strongly objected to the theory of nullification espoused by John C. Calhoun. His 1830 ''Second Reply to Hayne'' speech is widely regarded as one of the greatest speeches ever delivered in Congress.
Webster supported Jackson's defiant response to the Nullification Crisis but broke with the president due to disagreements over the Second Bank of the United States. Webster joined with other Jackson opponents in forming the Whig Party, and unsuccessfully ran in the 1836 U.S. presidential election. He supported Harrison in the 1840 U.S. presidential election and was appointed secretary of state after Harrison took office. Unlike the other members of Harrison's Cabinet, he continued to serve under President Tyler after Tyler broke with congressional Whigs. As secretary of state, Webster negotiated the Webster–Ashburton Treaty, which settled border disputes with Britain. In 1837, Webster was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
Webster returned to the Senate in 1845 and resumed his status as a leading congressional Whig. During the Mexican–American War, he emerged as a leader of the "Cotton Whigs", a faction of Northern Whigs that emphasized good relations with the South over anti-slavery policies. In 1850, President Fillmore appointed Webster as secretary of state, and Webster contributed to the passage of the Compromise of 1850, which settled several territorial issues and enacted a new fugitive slave law. The Compromise proved unpopular in much of the North and undermined Webster's standing in his home state. Webster sought the Whig presidential nomination in the 1852 U.S. presidential election, but a split between supporters of Fillmore and Webster led to the nomination of Major General Winfield Scott. Webster is widely regarded as an important and talented attorney, orator, and politician, but historians and observers have offered mixed opinions on his moral qualities and ability as a national leader. Provided by Wikipedia
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The Constitution not a compact between sovereign states : a speech by the Hon. Daniel Webster in the Senate of the United States, Jan. 1833, in reply to the resolutions offered by... by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The great speeches and orations of Daniel Webster, with an essay on Daniel Webster as a master of English style, by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The papers of Daniel Webster / by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Daniel Webster's first Bunker Hill oration : together with other addresses relating to the revolution / by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Speech / delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 14th January, 1814, on a bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army,... by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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An address delivered at the laying of the corner stone of the Bunker Hill Monument / by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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A discourse, delivered at Plymouth, December 22, 1820 / In commmoration of he first settlement of New-England. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The letters of Daniel Webster; from documents owned principally by the New Hampshire Historical Society. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Daniel Webster, "the completest man" / by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Webster and Hayne's speeches in the United States Senate, on Mr. Foot's resolution of January 1830; also, Daniel Webster's speech in the United States Senate, March 7, 1850, on the... by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The Webster-Hayne debate on the nature of the Union : selected documents / by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The Rhode Island question : Mr. Webster's argument in the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Martin Luther vs. Luther M. Borden and others, Jan. 27th, 1848. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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A defence of the Christian religion, and of the religious instruction of the young : delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States, February 10, 1844, in the case of Stephen... by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The Rhode Island question : Mr. Webster's argument in the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Martin Luther vs. Luther M. Borden and others, January 27th, 1848. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Webster's speech : a defence of the Christian religion, and of the religious instruction of the young : delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States, February 10, 1844, in t... by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Speech of Hon. Daniel Webster, on Mr. Clay's resolutions : in the Senate of the United States, March 7, 1850. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster, on the Compomise bill : delivered in the Senate of the United States, on the 17th day of July, 1850. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Speeches and forensic arguments / by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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The works of Daniel Webster. by Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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