Daniel Webster was born here on January 18, 1782. A statesman and lawyer, he served as a U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, a Senator from Massachusetts, and Secretary of State under Presidents Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore. A noted orator, he achieved national recognition in the landmark Dartmouth College case. He died in Marshfield, Massachusetts, on October 24, 1852, and is buried there. He was one of the first men elected to the U.S. Senate Hall of Fame in 1957.