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|order               = 14th [[United States Secretary of State]]
|term_start          = March 6, 1841
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|death_place=[[Marshfield, Massachusetts|Marshfield]], [[Massachusetts]]
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'''Daniel Webster''' (January 18, 1782&nbsp;– October 24, 1852) was an important [[United States of America|American]] [[statesman]]. He first became famous because of his defense of [[New England]] shipping interests. In his life, he became more and more [[nationalism|nationalistic]], and convinced many people to become nationalists too. This made Webster one of the most famous [[wikt:oration|orators]] and powerful [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] leaders of the [[Second Party System]]. Webster did not like [[slavery]], but he thought it was more important for the Union (the United States) to stay together than anything else.

Webster became the northern member of a group known as the "[[Great Triumvirate]]". They included his colleagues [[Henry Clay]] from the west and [[John C. Calhoun]] from the south. His "Reply to Hayne" in 1830 was generally seen as "the most eloquent (powerful, fluent, well-spoken) speech ever delivered in [[United States Congress|Congress]]."<ref>Allan Nevins, ''Ordeal of the Union" (1947) 1:288</ref>
Webster tried to keep the nation from civil war, and make them have a firm peace. His efforts did not succeed, but he was still respected for them. He was officially named by the U.S. Senate in 1957 as one of its five best members.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Famous_Five_Seven.htm |title=U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > People > Senators > The "Famous Five" Now the "Famous Nine" |work=senate.gov |accessdate=28 May 2010}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Daniel was born on January 18, 1782. His [[parents]] were Ebenezer and Abigail Webster (née Eastman) in [[Salisbury, New Hampshire|Salisbury]], [[New Hampshire]], now part of the [[city]] of [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]. He and his nine [[siblings]] grew up on his parents' [[farm]]. Daniel Webster's great-great-[[grandfather]] was Thomas Webster<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp |title=Family History and Genealogy Records |publisher=FamilySearch.org |accessdate=2009-08-05 |archive-date=2008-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212055830/http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> (1631–1715). Thomas Webster was born in Ormesby St. Margaret, [[Norfolk, England]] and settled in New Hampshire. As Daniel was a "sickly (unhealthy) child", his family often let him have whatever he wanted and he didn't have to work on the farm.<ref name="American Eras">"Daniel Webster." American Eras, Volume 5: The Reform Era and Eastern U.S. Development, 1815–1850. Gale Research, 1998. Student Resource Center. Thomson Gale. June 16, 2006.</ref>

== Career ==
Daniel Webster became a lawyer and politician. He was elected to Congress as a Federalist. He supported [[free trade]], opposed both [[Abolitionism]] and the expansion of slavery, and opposed the [[War of 1812]] and other policies of the Democrats. When the [[Federalist Party]] declined, he joined with other former Federalists and National Democrats to form the [[Whig Party (United States)]]. Always Webster supported the unity and harmony of the nation against various divisive schemes.

== References ==
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