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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 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.
Entering the 1860 convention, Senator William H. Seward of New York was generally regarded as the front-runner, but Lincoln, Governor Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, former representative Edward Bates of Missouri, and Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania all commanded support from a significant share of delegates. Seward led on the first ballot but ...
During the campaign, Seward said that he did not support the latter two proposals, noting that a change to suffrage required a constitutional amendment to be changed. Thus, while abolitionists endorsed Luther Bradish, the Whig candidate for lieutenant governor, who supported all three, some activists recommended voting against Seward.
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.
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.
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 ...