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Daniel Webster

(January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) By Nicole Foley

General Information: - Daniel Webster was born on January 18, 1783 in Salisbury New Hampshire to Ebenezer Webster and Abigail Eastman. - He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801 and entered a legal apprenticeship with lawyer Thomas Thompson. Soon after he was forced to become a school master to help pay for his brother’s education. In 1802 he became headmaster of the Fryeburg Academy in Maine. He then moved to Boston and worked under attorney Christopher Gore. Webster used this time to educate himself in politics. Accomplishments: - He was well respected as a lawyer and as a leader of the Federalist Party leader during the Antebellum Period - Webster was elected to the House of Representatives in 1812, but left Congress in 1816 to move back to Boston. - Over the span of the next six years he would win multiple significant Supreme Court cases (major ones include Dartmouth College v Woodward, Gibson v Ogden, and Mcculloch v Maryland. - He was viewed as the nation’s best lawyer and orator of the time  - He returned to Congress in 1823 as Senator of Massachusetts.  - After the Federalist Party died out he became a major supporter of the National Republican Party  - Named Secretary of State under President Harrison in 1841  - Ran for president in 1836, but only won MA. Ran two more times. Lost  - Harrison died in April of the same year, succeeded by Tyler and Webster proved to be the only Whig that did not resign. Tyler also died in office.  - Settled Maine-Canada Border with Great Britain under the Webster – Ashburton Treaty (1842)  - Left Cabinet in 1843.   - Gave a powerful speech in senate on March 7, 1850 on supporting the Compromise of 1850 - He was named Secretary of State by Fillmore in 1850

Fun Facts:

- He died in Marshfeild, Ma in Winslow Cemetery, though I suppose that not really much fun. - He had 10 brothers and sisters. - He died because he fell off a horse. - Mount Webster, NH is named after him - In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country” by Mark Twain there is a frog named Daniel Webster. - His family home is a National Historic Site as of 1974 - Called Black Dan as kid because of his dark hair and eyes - He married Grace Fletcher - Works Cited - "Daniel Webster Biography - Childhood, Children, Parents, Wife, Young, Information, Born, College, Tall, House." // Encyclopedia of World Biography //. Web. 06 Mar. 2011. . - "Daniel Webster Biography." // Marshfield, Massachusetts //. Web. 06 Mar. 2011. . - Group., Nature. "Learning Something New.... - Daniel Webster." // ActiveRain Real Estate Network //. Web. 06 Mar. 2011. . - "WEBSTER, Daniel - Biographical Information." Web. 06 Mar. 2011. .