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Born	January 18, 1782 • New Hampshire
Died	October 24, 1852 (aged 70) • Massachusetts
Title / Office	secretary of state (1850-1852), United States • United States Senate (1845-1850), United States • secretary of state (1841-1843), United States • United States Senate (1827-1841), United States • House of Representatives (1823-1827), United States • House of Representatives (1813-1817), United States
Political Affiliation	Federalist Party • Whig Party
Awards And Honors	Hall of Fame (1900)
Role In	Bank War • Compromise of 1850 • Gibbons v. Ogden • McCulloch v. Maryland • United States presidential election of 1836 • United States presidential election of 1848 • United States presidential election of 1852 • Webster–Ashburton Treaty