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William H. Seward (1801-1872) William H. Seward seemed destined to be elected President in 1860. That’s what he and his supporters thought, so it came as a rude awakening when the Republican presidential nomination was rudely robbed from them from a country rube from Illinois. Seward “may have felt that his failure to secure [the ...
On January 1, 1863 Seward and his son, Fredrick, took the Emancipation Proclamation to the White House for signatures and authentication. Once the document was signed, copies were given to the press and the Proclamation was placed among archives. Seward wrote the following day that “The Proclamation of the President adds a new and important ...
WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Library of Congress 16. LINCOLN 17. JOHNSON HOME OVERVIEW: FULL NAME: William Henry Seward. BORN: May 16, 1801 Florida, New York. DIED: October 10, 1872 (age 71) Auburn, New York. EDUCATION: Union College (BA, 1820) POLITICAL PARTY: Anti-Masonic (before 1834) Whig (1834–1855) Republican (1855–1872)
William Henry Seward was one of the foremost politicians of nineteenth century America. Seward was a New York State Senator, Governor of New York, a United States Senator, and served as Secretary of State in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. He is credited with spearheading the purchase of the Alaskan Territory from Russia in 1867.
William Henry Seward (ur. 16 maja 1801 we Floridzie w stanie Nowy Jork, zm. 10 października 1872 w Auburn, Nowy Jork) – amerykański prawnik i polityk. Pełnił między innymi funkcje gubernatora stanu Nowy Jork, senatora Stanów Zjednoczonych z tego stanu i sekretarza stanu Stanów Zjednoczonych . Wkrótce po objęciu stanowiska w ...
William Henry Seward, född 16 maj 1801 i Florida, Orange County, New York, död 10 oktober 1872 i Auburn, New York, [8] var en amerikansk politiker och långvarig utrikesminister. [9]Han studerade vid Union College i Schenectady.Han gifte sig 1824 med Frances Adeline Miller och paret uppfostrade sex barn, varav ett adoptivbarn.Innan Seward blev politiker, arbetade han som advokat.
William H. Seward served as the Secretary of State for both President Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson. He was born on May 16, 1801 in Florida, Orange County, New York, and attended Union College, graduating in 1820. He passed the bar in 1823 and established his practice in Auburn, New York. In 1830, Seward was elected to the New York State ...
