Daniel Webster, ca. 1850, Daguerreotype, 21.5 x 16.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.), Photographs, Albert Sands Southworth (American, West Fairlee, Vermont 1811–1894 Charlestown, Massachusetts), Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, Wayland, Massachusetts 1808–1901 Crawford Notch, New Hampshire), Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was one of nineteenth-century America's most imposing figures, a statesman and orator of staggering power and erudition. He sat for this portrait just one month before his controversial speech in support of the Compromise of 1850, which allowed fugitive slaves to be returned to their owners, a stance which subsequently contributed to Webster's political downfall
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Daniel Webster, ca, 1850, Daguerreotype, 21.5 x 16.6 cm, 8 7/16 6 9/16, Photographs, Albert Sands Southworth, American, West Fairlee, Vermont, 1811–1894, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Josiah Johnson Hawes, Wayland, 1808–1901, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, 1782-1852, nineteenth-century America, imposing figures, statesman, orator, staggering power, erudition, sat, portrait, month, controversial speech, support, Compromise, allowed fugitive, slaves, returned, owners, stance, subsequently contributed, Webster, political downfall
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