American politician Daniel Webster is born in Salisbury, New Hampshire. A Whig for much of his political career, Webster served two stints as Secretary of State, where he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty with Great Britain to settle the Maine-Canada border. Representing Massachusetts, Webster distinguished himself as one of the most influential United States Senators in American history.
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