Fletcher Webster
Fletcher Webster | |
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Chief Clerk of the Department of State | |
| In office March 6, 1841 – April 23, 1843 | |
| President | William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
| Preceded by | Jacob L. Martin |
| Succeeded by | William S. Derrick |
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| Born | Daniel Fletcher Webster July 25, 1813 12th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Second Battle of Bull Run (DOW) |
Daniel Fletcher Webster (July 25, 1813 – August 30, 1862) was an American diplomat and Union Army officer. He was the son of Daniel Webster, the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State
Biography
The son of Daniel Webster and Grace Fletcher Webster,[1] Fletcher graduated from Boston Latin School circa 1829 and from Harvard College in 1833.
During his father's first term as
Fletcher Webster married Caroline S. White on November 11, 1836. They raised two sons, Daniel (April 1840 – 2 September 1865) and Ashburton (7 December 1847 – 7 February 1879), and four daughters but three died in childhood. His third daughter Caroline W. Webster (24 October 1845 – 16 August 1884) married James Geddes Day.[2][3]
During the
Legacy
A memorial boulder stands in Manassas National Battlefield Park in Colonel Webster's honor. A memorial to the Webster Regiment stands in Gettysburg National Park. He is also memorialized on the marble PRO PATRIA shield in the lobby of the Boston Latin School.
References
- ^ Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events of the year: 1862. New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1863. p. 671.
- ^ "Fletcher Webster + Caroline S. White". Our Family Tree.
- ^ Cook, Benjamin F. (1882). History of the Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers. Boston: Twelfth (Webster) Regiment Association. p. 159.
Bibliography
External links
Media related to Fletcher Webster at Wikimedia Commons
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