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Daniel Webster

1782 - 1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. secretary of state under presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over 200 cases before the United States Supreme Court in his career. During his life, Webster had been a member of the Federalist Party, the National Republican Party, and the Whig Party. He was among the three members of the Great Triumvirate along with Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Webster is the 12,860th most popular politician (down from 12,701st in 2019), the 5,575th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,067th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Daniel Webster ranks 12,860 out of 19,576. Before him are Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda, Algirdas Butkevičius, Sultan bin Ahmad, Józef Oleksy, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, and Sadeq Khan Zand. After him are Sinan Hasani, Charles Konan Banny, Sekiryo Kaneda, George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Paul Magloire, and Tahir Yahya.

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Among people born in 1782, Daniel Webster ranks 37. Before him are F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Alexander von Benckendorff, Pōmare II, and Orest Kiprensky. After him are Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, Julius Vincenz von Krombholz, Marie-Anne Libert, Georgios Kountouriotis, Maha Bandula, and Steen Steensen Blicher. Among people deceased in 1852, Daniel Webster ranks 51. Before him are Margaret Taylor, Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, Carlos María de Alvear, James Pradier, Nicolae Bălcescu, and Georg August Wallin. After him are James Francis Stephens, Pavel Fedotov, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, José Ballivián, Jacques Bernard Hombron, and Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Webster ranks 5,575 out of 20,380. Before him are Hedda Hopper (1885), Henry Selick (1952), Erik Estrada (1949), Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874), Seymour Cray (1925), and Susan Strasberg (1938). After him are Marion Ross (1928), Marlyn Meltzer (1922), Arthur O'Connell (1908), Rachel Ticotin (1958), Greg Bear (1951), and Glenn Youngkin (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Daniel Webster ranks 462. Before him are Sanford B. Dole (1844), Jack Sharkey (1902), Beau Biden (1969), Mike Castle (1939), Mark White (1940), and W. Averell Harriman (1891). After him are Glenn Youngkin (1966), Sarah Sanders (1982), Tom Perez (1961), Lyndon LaRouche (1922), Frank Carlucci (1930), and Walter Isaacson (1952).

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