Daniel Webster – The Man Who Contributed to the Development of Constitutional Law
Daniel Webster was a prominent personality in the history of
United States and he immensely contributed to its political development. Daniel
Webster was a well known lawyer and he was well known for successfully
combining his legal and political career. His legal career took a high when he
moved with his family to Boston which also was the base for his political
growth over the years. Having served under well known and topnotch lawyer
Christopher Gore, who was quite popular in the political circuit, he came in
constant touch with politicians and prominent personalities.
Legal career
He was known to represent leading businessmen and powerful
people in his legal career and he was also the most highly paid attorney of his
time. It is a well known fact that Daniel Webster was a much sought after
orator and his power packed speeches provided him the ticket to politics. He is
known to have contributed phenomenally to the development of constitution law.
With his exceptional arguments, he influenced the judges of his time and
through them he influences the whole of constitutional law itself. He had a strong command over the laws, rules
and regulations.
Landmark cases
Being a staunch federalist, he presented federalist views
and ideas and inculcated the principle in the whole system. In the case
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 he came out with the contention that a state does
not have the power to tax the federal entity in any manner. He further
contended that if the power to tax was an absolute power that should not be
given to state.
In the 1819 case Dartmouth College v. Woodward he came up
with the contention that the charter provided by the state to run a business is
just a contract. Further in the year 1824, through the case Gibbons v. Ogden he
went on to argue that state cannot regulate interstate commerce.
Into politics
Daniel Webster’s first political step was when he was
elected to House of Representatives in the year 1812 for a Federalist Party. Daniel’s
transition from legal to political career happened smoothly and perfectly.
Thus, with his exceptional skills and perfect understanding
of the legal system, Daniel Webster contributed significantly to building the
legal system of the country which is remembered even today. The Daniel Webster
Memorial monument found in Washington D.C. was built as a mark of respect for
his legal and political career.
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