Works about Daniel Webster

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1782/01/18 Abigail (nee Eastman), wife of Ebenezer Webster, gives birth to a son, Daniel Webster, in Salisbury, New Hampshire. The site is now part of the city of Franklin. Born Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site Franklin
1796/00/00 While attending Exeter Academy, Daniel Webster, boards in the oldest section of the Gilman "Garrison" House. Home Gilman Garrison House Exeter, NH
1801/08/26 Daniel Webster graduates from Dartmouth College. Education Dartmouth College campus Hanover, NH
1817/00/00 Daniel Webster makes his home at 57 Mount Vernon in Boston. He will live here until 1819. Home Adams-Parkman-Webster House, Boston Boston
1818/03/10 Daniel Webster defends Dartmouth College's right to retain their private charter Defence attorney Old Supreme Court Chamber United States Capitol Dartmouth College v Woodward
1819/12/00 Daniel Webster publicly opposes the admission of Missouri as a slave state. Speaker
1820/00/00 St Paul's Church is completed in Quincy granite. The cost of construction was double the original estimate. The parish will labor under a heavy burden of debt for a number of years due to the sale of pews progressing more slowly than anticipated. Building Committee Member Cathedral Church of St Paul Boston
1820/10/02 Daniel Webster gives the main address in favor of free trade at a meeting of New England importers in Faneuil Hall in Boston. Speaker Faneuil Hall Boston
1820/12/22 At a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing, Webster delivers a moving speech on the relationship between property rights and the foundation of a republican nation. He also uses this occasion to denounce the African slave-trade. Speaker Plymouth Rock Plymouth, MA Slavery In America
1824/02/05 Thomas Addis Emmet and Thomas J Oakley argue for Ogden (New York State), while William Wirt and Daniel Webster represent Thomas Gibbons at the US Supreme Court. Defence attorney Old Supreme Court Chamber United States Capitol Gibbons v Ogden
1825/06/17 Lafayette lays the cornerstone of Bunker Hill Monument at the 50th Anniversary Celebration. Lafayette takes dirt from the excavation of the monument back to France to be use at his burial. Orator Bunker Hill Monument Boston Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America
1826/08/02 Daniel Webster delivers a 2 hour eulogy of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. "A superior and commanding human intellect, a truly great man, when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a gift ...." DW Speaker Faneuil Hall Boston
1829/00/00 Daniel Webster buys an experimental farm and vacation retreat from his brother's estate. Home Daniel Webster Family Home Franklin
1832/00/00 Daniel Webster Law Office and Library is built for Daniel Webster as part of his expansive "Green Harbor" estate Work Daniel Webster Law Office and Library Marshfield, MA
1832/00/00 Daniel Webster buys the 600-acre Thomas Farm from John Thomas in 1830 and the mansion from John Thomas in 1832. Home The Daniel Webster Estate and Heritage Center Marshfield, MA
1839/07/18 Mr and Mrs Webster's daughter Julia Webster and Harrier Story White stay at the Castle Hotel. Visitor Castle Hotel Windsor Daniel Webster In England
1839/07/19 Daniel Webster, wife Caroline LeRoy Webster, daughter Julia Webster and friend Harrier Story White visit Windsor Castle. Visitor Windsor Castle Windsor Daniel Webster In England
1839/07/19 The Webster entourage dine at Eton's College Hall with Edward C Hawtrey (headmaster 1834-1852), his wife and two or three other gentlemen. Visitor Eton College Eton Daniel Webster In England
1840/00/00 Daniel Webster often enjoys lunch in Atwood and Bacon: a tall tumbler of brandy and water with each half-dozen oysters, rarely having less than six plates. Life Union Oyster House Boston Oyster
1842/00/00 President John Tyler's secretary of state Daniel Webster meets with British Foreign Minister Alexander Baring, to defined the borders between Canada and the United States, define crimes subject to extradition and an end to trans oceanic slave trade. US Secretary of State Ashburton House Washington, DC
1848/09/01 Never living in the house, Daniel Webster acquired the property and in the parlor, on 1 September 1848, he spoke to the people of Marshfield, at their request, on the subject of slavery and his opposition to President Martin Van Buren's position. Advocate Isaac Winslow House Marshfield, MA
1852/10/24 Daniel Webster dies at his home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, of a cerebral hemorrhage. Died The Daniel Webster Estate and Heritage Center Marshfield, MA Daniel Webster's Funeral
1852/10/29 Funeral services are held for Daniel Webster at "Green Harbor". In Memoriam The Daniel Webster Estate and Heritage Center Marshfield, MA Daniel Webster's Funeral
1852/10/29 Daniel Webster is buried in the "Old Winslow Burial Ground" section of the Winslow Cemetery on Winslow Cemetery Road in Marshfield, Massachusetts. In Memoriam Winslow Cemetery Marshfield, MA Daniel Webster's Funeral
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