William Henry Seward (/ˈsuːərd/; May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to...
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was the youngest son of William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Seward was born in Auburn, New...
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Assistant Secretary of State. The son of U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward, he served as Assistant Secretary from 1861 to 1869, when his father...
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Frances Adeline Seward (December 9, 1844 – October 29, 1866) was the daughter of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward and his wife Frances...
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The William H. Seward House Museum is a historic house museum at 33 South Street in Auburn, New York. Built about 1816, the home of William H. Seward (1801–72)...
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Augustus Henry Seward (October 1, 1826 – September 11, 1876) was the son of William H. Seward and Frances Adeline Seward. He was a career officer in the...
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Alaska Purchase (redirect from Seward's Folly)
would be difficult to defend from the United Kingdom. To this end, William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State at the time, entered into negotiations...
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Fort William H. Seward, also known as Chilkoot Barracks and Haines Mission, is a site at Port Chilkoot in Haines Borough, Alaska, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km)...
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Frances Adeline Seward (née Miller; September 25, 1805 – June 21, 1865) was the First Lady of New York and the wife of William Henry Seward, a senator in...
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State William H. Seward, and George Atzerodt was tasked with killing Vice President Andrew Johnson. Beyond Lincoln's death, the plot failed: Seward was...
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Soldotna. The city is named for former United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, who orchestrated the United States' purchase of Alaska from the Russian...
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Like Seward, Alaska, it was named after William H. Seward, the United States Secretary of State who fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska. The Seward Peninsula...
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of Maine for vice president. Entering the 1860 convention, Senator William H. Seward of New York was generally regarded as the front-runner, but Lincoln...
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William H. Seward (1801–1872) was an American politician. William Seward may also refer to: William Seward (anecdotist) (1747–1799), English anecdotist...
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the maximum-security Auburn Correctional Facility, as well as the William H. Seward House Museum and the house of abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The region...
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of Secretary of State William H. Seward who was best known for his role in foiling the assassination attempt of William Seward by Lewis Powell for which...
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United States Secretary of State William H. Seward has a number of memorials to him, and several locations are preserved that are associated with him...
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USRC William H. Seward was a Revenue Cutter Service schooner built in Wilmington, Delaware and purchased in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $34,600 in...
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Olive Risley Seward (July 15, 1844 – November 27, 1908) was a writer and the adopted daughter of William Henry Seward, United States Secretary of State...
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moved north. Bilbo is best remembered for helping Secretary of State William H. Seward lobby for passage of a constitutional amendment banning slavery. Born...
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Mississippi River to the east. Seward was named after former New York senator, governor, and US Secretary of State William H. Seward. The neighborhood includes...
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is named after senator, governor, and secretary of state William H. Seward. The Town of Seward is in the northwestern part of the county and is northeast...
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David Strathairn (category Articles with hCards)
historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John Dos Passos. He has received various accolades including...
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John Wilkes Booth (category Articles with hCards)
as well as Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward. Although the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert...
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is Seward. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1867. It was originally called Greene County, and in 1862 it was renamed for William H. Seward...
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favor of the United States, resulting in the present-day border. Fort William H. Seward, a United States Army installation, was constructed south of Haines...
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Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase and Secretary of State William H. Seward. The book focuses on Lincoln's mostly successful attempts to reconcile...
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Lewis Powell (conspirator) (category Articles with hCards)
was an American Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln assassination plot. Wounded at the Battle...
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treaty on March 30, 1867. It is named for then-Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia. It should not be confused...
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Secretary of State William Seward. The park is accessible from the north by Lake Washington Boulevard S, from the south by Seward Park Avenue S., and...
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