Daniel Webster
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Congress, Senate, Senators, House of Representatives, Politicians, Diplomats, Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: The greatest orator of his time, Webster, more than any other individual, articulated a near-mystical devotion to the Union which would define Northern patriotism during the Civil War.
Early Life
Daniel Webster was born January 18, 1782, in Salisbury, New Hampshire. His father, Ebenezer, a veteran of the French and Indian War and of the American Revolution, was a tavern keeper, farmer, and local politician. Webster’s mother, Abigail Eastman, was a second wife, who, like her predecessor, bore Ebenezer five children; Daniel was the...
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