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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 the fourteenth governor of New York and as a United States senator.
The New York Republican State Committee was established in 1855, one year after the founding of the "Republican Party" by William H. Seward and Thurlow Weed. [3] Initially, the committee met every three years to plan the Republican National Convention and it occasionally met during the election campaigning periods.
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.
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.
William H. Seward from New York was considered the front-runner, followed Salmon P. Chase from Ohio, and Missouri's Edward Bates. Abraham Lincoln from Illinois, was lesser known, and was not considered to have a good chance against Seward. Seward had been governor and senator of New York, was from firm Whig backgrounds, and was a very able ...
On September 12, 1838, the Whig state convention met at Utica, and nominated William H. Seward for Governor, and Speaker Luther Bradish for Lieutenant Governor. On the same day, the Democratic state convention met at Herkimer, and nominated Gov. William L. Marcy and Lt. Gov. John Tracy unanimously for re-election.
The 1838 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 5 to 7, 1838, to elect the Governor of New York. After winning election, Seward demonstrated considerable support for African Americans, signing legislation during his two terms to guarantee jury trials to alleged fugitive slaves, to repeal the nine-month allowance for slaveholders ...
Seward served as both Governor and Senator from New York, [6] supported the 1865 passing of the Thirteenth Amendment, and negotiated the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia in a transaction that his opponents derisively called "Seward's Folly" and "Seward's Icebox", [7] though since noted as a "bargain Basement deal" [8] that was the principal ...