
Being a well known orator and politician Daniel Webster was very famous in early American society. Webster was an advocate for the Compromise of 1850 holding the Union together as long as possibly could be held onto. The Compromise ended the slave trade in DC, Webster held many ideals and views that Lincoln did. Being an early advocate for the Union and ending Slave trade Webster was well respected and liked in DC. His home is now part of the recorder of deeds building. The old neighborhood in which his home stood was once a very prominent neighborhood housing vice presidents and senators. Also the homes were close to the Capitol which were pivotal for all of these politicians who lives so close.