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William Henry Seward (/ ˈ s uː ər d /; [1] May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator.
The Apple TV+ series 'Manhunt' depicts all of the intended victims of the assassination plot which led to the death of Lincoln, including William H. Seward.
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 the New York legislature, Governor of New York, a senator from New York and United States Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln.
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), who served as a New York state senator, the governor of New York, a U.S. senator, a presidential candidate, and then Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
William Henry Seward Jr. (June 18, 1839 – April 29, 1920) was an American banker and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the youngest son of William H. Seward , the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson .
Statue of Seward in New York City; by Randolph Rogers, 1876 Statue of William H. Seward in Volunteer Park, Seattle, Washington. Bust depicting William H. Seward in Seward, Alaska. New York. Seward, New York; The William H. Seward House in Auburn is a museum. Seward Avenue in Auburn; nearby streets are named for members of his family.
At the instigation of U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, the United States Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million on August 1, 1867 (equivalent to approximately $157M in 2023). This purchase was popularly known in the U.S. as "Seward's Folly", "Seward's Icebox," or "Andrew Johnson's Polar Bear Garden", and ...
Seward alleged that Charles, 75, went along with ex-wife Princess Diana’s “fre Getty Images(2) King Charles III has one regret when it comes to raising his youngest son, Prince Harry, a royal ...