I. Web ‧ ster, Daniel /ˈwebstəʳ/ BrE AmE
(1782–1852) a US politician who was Secretary of State from 1841 to1843 and from 1850 to 1852. He was also an important lawyer in the ↑ Supreme Court and was especially famous for his skill at public speaking. He strongly believed that the ↑ federal (=national) government was more important than the individual governments in each US state.
II. Webster, Noah BrE AmE
(1758–1843) a US ↑ lexicographer (=someone who writes dictionaries) who produced his famous American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. His name is used for a series of dictionaries called Webster's dictionaries, which are the best-known English dictionaries produced in the US.