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The Education of Henry Adams · Character

Daniel Webster

U.S. Senator and statesman, known from youth.

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Also known as Webster, Mr. Webster

First appearance: i quincy 1838 1848

Daniel Webster shows up with force in II: Boston (1848–1854). The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as the leading orator and representative figure of Boston, whose political path Charles Francis Adams did not follow.
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CSCharles SumnerHAHenry AdamsEEEdward EverettJQJohn Quincy Ad…TWThurlow WeedDWDaniel Webster

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