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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1782 - 1852

Biography

Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1872 in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801, after which he began the study of law under Thomas W. Thompson and Christopher Gore. In 1805, he opened a law practice in Boscawen, New Hampshire where he stayed until 1807. As a result of his opposition to the War of 1812, Webster was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1813, where he served until 1817. In 1816, he moved to Boston. He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives (1823-1827) and the U.S. Senate (1827-1841 and 1845-1850). As a senator, he was a spokesman for American nationalism whose powerful oratory made him a key Whig leader. He spoke for conservatives and led the opposition to Democrat Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party, firmly challenging Jackson's policies in the Bank War. From 1841 to 1843 and 1850 to 1852, Webster served as the United States Secretary of State. As a diplomat, he is best known for negotiating the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842 with Great Britain, which established the Canada–United States border east of the Rocky Mountains. Webster was highly regarded as a lawyer, having shaped several US Supreme Court cases that established important constitutional precedents and bolstered the authority of the federal government. One of the cases he argued was the Dartmouth College case in 1819. Webster died October 24, 1852.

Found in 2103 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas H. Lord letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848616
Webster Mss 848616
Date(s): 1848-11-16
Abstract

In English.

Thomas Handasyd Perkins letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 828201.1
Webster Mss 828201.1
Date(s): 1828-03-01
Abstract

In English.

Thomas Hodgkin letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839566
Webster Mss 839566
Date(s): 1839-10-16
Abstract

In English.

Thomas L. Smith letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 850420
Mss 850420
Date(s): 1850-07-20
Abstract

In English.

Thomas W. Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 816218
Webster Mss 816218
Date(s): 1816-03-18
Abstract

In English.

Thomas W. Thompson papers

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 786419
Webster Mss 786419
Date(s): 1786 to 1813
Abstract

In English.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 817122.1
Webster Mss 817122.1
Date(s): 1817-01-22
Abstract

In English.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806190
Webster Mss 806190
Date(s): 1806-02
Abstract

In English.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806164
Webster Mss 806164
Date(s): 1806-02-14
Abstract

In English.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806160
Webster Mss 806160
Date(s): 1806-02-10
Abstract

In English.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806210
Webster Mss 806210
Date(s): 1806-03-10
Abstract

In English.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 806129
Webster Mss 806129
Date(s): 1806-01-29
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas White Thompson in Washington to Daniel Webster in Boscawen, telling him that a resolution has been introduced in the House to prohibit commerce with Great Britain and her colonies, Yrujo has entered the lists with a newspaper publication.

Thomas White Thompson letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 804567.1
Webster Mss 804567.1
Date(s): 1804-10-17
Abstract

In English.

Timothy Bigelow letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 810322
Webster Mss 810322
Date(s): 1810-05-22
Abstract

In English.

Timothy Farrar letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 819102
Webster Mss 819102
Date(s): 1819-01-02
Abstract

In English.

Timothy Fuller letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 826113.1
Webster Mss 826113.1
Date(s): 1826-01-13
Abstract

In English.

Timothy Pitkin letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 833124
Webster Mss 833124
Date(s): 1833-01-24
Abstract

In English.

Timothy Upham letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 824168.1
Webster Mss 824168.1
Date(s): 1824-02-18
Abstract

In English.

Tippecanoe Inauguration Ball invitation

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841204
Webster Mss 841204
Date(s): 1841-03-04
Abstract

In English.

To a Number of Friends at West Dennis, Mass. Letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 851404.1
Webster Mss 851404.1
Date(s): 1851-07-04
Abstract

Webster writes to William Gooch, et al. at West Dennis, MA concerning Cape Cod, its patriotic citizenry, connection to the sea, and standard of living.

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