Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. Webster's increasingly nationalistic views, and his effectiveness as a speaker, made him one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System. He was one of the nation's most prominent conservatives, leading opposition to Democrat Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. He was a spokesman for modernization, banking and industry, but not for...
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Birthdate:January 18, 1782
Birthplace:Salisbury, New Hampshire
Date of death:October 24, 1852
Education:Dartmouth College, Phillips Exeter Academy
Religion:Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism

Governmental positions held by Daniel Webster

PositionDistrict RepresentedTerm
United States Secretary of State United States of America 1841 - 1843
United States Secretary of State United States of America 1850 - 1852
United States Senator Massachusetts 1827 - 1841
United States Senator Massachusetts 1845 - 1850
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Election campaigns involving Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster Presidential Campaign, 1836
Daniel Webster Presidential Campaign, 1836

Written works by Daniel Webster

  • Speech in reply to Hayne
    Speech in reply to Hayne
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    works of Daniel Webster ..
  • Select speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845
    Select speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845
  • anniversary address, delivered before the Federal gentlemen of Concord and its vicinity, July 4th, 1806
    anniversary address, delivered before the Federal gentlemen of Concord and its vicinity, July 4th, 1806
  • Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster
    Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster
TitleCopyright DateGenre
Speech in reply to Hayne
works of Daniel Webster ..
Select speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845
anniversary address, delivered before the Federal gentlemen of Concord and its vicinity, July 4th, 1806
Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster
Address to the citizens of Pittsburgh, July 9, 1833
address before the faculty & students of Dartmouth College on July 21, 1828
Newly discovered fourth of July oration
The Webster-Hayne Debate on the Nature of the Union
Webster's first Bunker-Hill oration
Works
Considerations on the embargo laws
great orations and senatorial speech of Daniel Webster
Speech delivered at the dinner given to Mr. Webster, by the merchants of Baltimore, on Thursday, May 18, 1843
Union not a compact
writings and speeches of Daniel Webster ..
defence of the Christian religion, and of the religious instruction of the young
protest against expunging
diplomatic and official papers of Daniel Webster, while secretary of state
discourse, delivered at Plymouth, December 22, 1820, in commemoration of the first settlement of New-England. ..
Mr. Webster's speech at Marshfield, Mass., delivered September 1, 1848, and his speech on the Oregon bill, delivered in the United States Senate, August 12, 1848
specie circular, Speech of Mr. Webster, (of Massachusetts) in the Senate, Dec. 21, 1836
First Bunker Hill oration
Origins of this government and the source of its power
oration, pronounced at Hanover, New-Hampshire, the 4th day of July, 1800
funeral oration
Catalogue of the private library of the late Daniel Webster
[Trustees of Dartmouth College versus Woodward
Webster and Hayne's speeches in the United States Senate, on Mr. Foot's resolution of January 1830
Webster on the currency
life, eulogy, and great orations of Daniel Webster
great appeal case from the District of Alabama
Microfilm edition of the papers of Daniel Webster
orations on Bunker Hill monument : the character of Washington and the landing at Plymouth
Speak for yourself, Daniel
Constitutional doctrines of Webster, Hayne and Calhoun
great speeches and orations of Daniel Webster
letters of Daniel Webster
Remarks of Mr. Webster
Representative speeches
On the powers of government assigned to it by the Constitution
Correspondence between Mr. Webster and his New Hampshire neighbors
private correspondence of Daniel Webster
Reply to Hayne
beauties of the Hon. Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill monument orations
Second speech of Hon. Daniel Webster delivered in the Senate of the United States January 26, 1830
Webster-Hayne debate on the nature of the Union
Webster
Clamorgan's title to land on the Mississippi
Rhode Island question
Letter from citizens of Newburyport, Mass., to Mr. Webster, in relation to his speech delivered in the Senate of the United States on the 7th March, 1850, and Mr. Webster's reply
The Papers of Daniel Webster: Correspondence: Volume 1, 1798-1824
Adams and Jefferson
An address delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society at Portsmouth, July 4, 1812
An anniversary address, delivered before the Federal gentlemen of Concord and its vicinity, July 4th, 1806
Speech ... delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 14th January, 1814
Speeches and forensic arguments
The speeches of Daniel Webster, and his master-pieces
Speech of the Honorable Daniel Webster
Speech on the currency, and on the new plan for collecting and keeping the public moneys
An appeal to the old Whigs of New-Hampshire
Daniel Webster on slavery
A discourse in commemoration of the lives and services of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, delivered in Faneuil Hall, Boston, August 2, 1826
A funeral oration, occasioned by the death of Ephraim Simonds, of Templeton, Massachusetts, a member of the senior class in Dartmouth College
The general question is, whether the acts of the the 27th of June, and of the 18th and 26th of December, 1816
Mr. Webster's motion calling for information touching the French decree purporting to be a repeal of the Berlin and Milan decrees
Mr. Webster's vindication of the treaty of Washington of 1842
Remarks upon that part of the President's message which relates to the revenue and finances
Webster's first Bunker hill oration, 1825
An address delivered at the laying of the corner stone of the Bunker Hill monument
The Bunker Hill monument, Adams and Jefferson
Daniel Webster, "the completest man"
The diplomatic and official papers of Daniel Webster
The letters of Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster's address at the laying of the corner stone of the addition to the Capitol, July 4th, 1851
The Papers of Daniel Webster: Correspondence: Volume 2, 1825-1829
The private correspondence of Daniel Webster
Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster upon the subject of slavery
Webster's speeches
The works of Daniel Webster
The writings and speeches of Daniel Webster
The Papers of Daniel Webster: Diplomatic Papers: Volume 1, 1841-1843
The Papers of Daniel Webster: Speeches and Formal Writings: Volume 1, 1800-1833
The Papers of Daniel Webster: Legal Papers: Volume 1, The New Hampshire Practice
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Education

Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences....
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Birthplace of Daniel Webster

Salisbury
Salisbury, New Hampshire
Population:1,137

Salisbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census. While still part of Massachusetts, the town was granted as Baker's Town after Captain Thomas Baker in 1736. After New Hampshire became a separate colony, the town was re-granted by the Masonian...
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Places Daniel Webster has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Daniel Webster
MarkerLocationPopulation
A New Hampshire 1,318,194
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Personal relationships of Daniel Webster

  • Caroline LeRoy Webster
    Caroline LeRoy Webster
    Wed: 12/1829
  • Grace Fletcher
    Grace Fletcher
    Married 19 years
Significant OtherRelationshipDate StartedDate EndedDuration
Caroline LeRoy Webster Marriage Dec. 1829
Grace Fletcher Marriage 1808 Jan. 1828 19 years
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