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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.
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) from the city of Haines. It was the last of a series of 11 military posts established in Alaska during the gold rush era, and was Alaska's only military facility between 1925 and 1940.
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.
Seward was a part of the abolition movement, and along with his personal friend Harriet Tubman, worked towards ending slavery, thus making him a target of Booth and his co-conspirators.
Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2010 (PDF). Juneau : Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency . 2010. pp. 45– 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2019 .
The Alaska Constitution established that legislative terms begin on the fourth Monday in January following an election year, and that the date may be changed by statute. This legislature passed Senate Bill 70 in the first session, which placed the date into statute but did not actually change it.
In 2012, the State of Alaska undertook a 4-year, $33 million project to provide seismic upgrades to the building as well as further restore the building to its original appearance. [8] A statue of William H. Seward was erected in 2017 in front of the Capitol to commemorate the 1867 Alaska Purchase. [9]
In 1972, the fort was designated a National Historic Landmark and the name, Fort William H. Seward, was restored. Haines was the southern terminal of the Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline (not connected or related to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System), which provided refined petroleum products to Fort Greely, Eielson Air Force Base, and Ladd Air Force ...