U.S. Senator, Congressman, and Secretary of State. He served as a United States Senator, representing Massachusetts from 1827 to 1841, yet resigned to become Secretary of State. He returned to the Senate in 1845 and resigned on July 22, 1850, to become Secretary of State again. He represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817 and Massachusetts from 1823 to 1827. He served as the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As a lawyer, he served as counsel in a total of 223 cases before the US Supreme Court with successful outcomes in half of the cases. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1801, he studied law while being a teacher and joined the Massachusetts bar in 1805. He worked to preserve the Union at the dawn of the American Civil War and supported the Compromise of 1850. He was a member of the Senate's "Great Triumvirate," along with Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. He sought the presidency of the United States more than once and is thought by some to be the best man for the job, never to have been elected. He is believed by many to be one of the Senate's greatest orators, and he is sometimes referred to as the "Great Orator." He died at his home while serving as Secretary of State and working on a number of prescient matters, including the drive to expand U.S. trade in Asia. He dedicated his life to serving the United States.
U.S. Senator, Congressman, and Secretary of State. He served as a United States Senator, representing Massachusetts from 1827 to 1841, yet resigned to become Secretary of State. He returned to the Senate in 1845 and resigned on July 22, 1850, to become Secretary of State again. He represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1813 to 1817 and Massachusetts from 1823 to 1827. He served as the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As a lawyer, he served as counsel in a total of 223 cases before the US Supreme Court with successful outcomes in half of the cases. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1801, he studied law while being a teacher and joined the Massachusetts bar in 1805. He worked to preserve the Union at the dawn of the American Civil War and supported the Compromise of 1850. He was a member of the Senate's "Great Triumvirate," along with Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. He sought the presidency of the United States more than once and is thought by some to be the best man for the job, never to have been elected. He is believed by many to be one of the Senate's greatest orators, and he is sometimes referred to as the "Great Orator." He died at his home while serving as Secretary of State and working on a number of prescient matters, including the drive to expand U.S. trade in Asia. He dedicated his life to serving the United States.
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