[Unveiled
1876]
1782-1852
b. Salisbury (now in Franklin),
New Hampshire • d. Marshfield, Mass. Sculptor: Thomas Ball 1819-1911 • USA
High upon a pedestal, across
from the
east entrance to Central Park's Strawberry Fields, is a bronze statue
of Daniel Webster.
Poised with an air of haughtiness, he
stands next to a podium with his overcoat
draped over an array of books.
An American orator, lawyer and politician,
Webster was best known as the
19th century's foremost advocate of
American nationalism.
During his political lifetime he served as a
U.S. congressman (1813-17, 1823-27),
a U.S. senator (1827-41, 1845-50), and
U.S. secretary of state (1841-43, 1850-52).
