Contributed by Fort Kent Historical Society
Description
Daniel Webster was appointed Secretary of State by President William Henry Harrison in 1841. He remained Secretary of State in President John Tyler's administration after President Harrison died (April, 1841). In 1842, Webster and British Foreign Secretary Lord Ashburton (Alexander Baring) negotiated the treaty known as the Webster-Ashurton Treaty that established the current boundary between Maine and Canada that ended the Aroostook War.
About This Item
- Title: Daniel Webster, ca. 1841
- Creation Date: circa 1841
- Subject Date: circa 1841
- Location: MA
- Media: Monochrome photographic copy of a painting
- Dimensions: 22.5 cm x 17 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848
- Boundaries--Great Britain
- Canada--Boundaries--United States
- Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1842 Aug. 9
- Northeast boundary of the United States
- Treaty of Washington, 1842
- United States--Boundaries--Canada
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852--Portraits
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842
People
Other Keywords
- Alexander Baring
- Aroostook War
- Lord Ashburton
- Webster-Ashburton TreatyAshburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848
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Fort Kent Historical SocietyPO Box 181, Fort Kent, ME 04703
(207) 834-2115
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