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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.
Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 – April 25, 1915) [1] was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served twice as the Assistant Secretary of State. He served as Assistant Secretary from 1861 to 1869 when his father, William H. Seward, was the Secretary of State under both Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, and ...
The order provoked apprehension in Lincoln's cabinet. [94] The United Kingdom and France were searching for cause to recognize and support the Confederates, and Stanton's order may have given it to them. [95] Secretary of State Seward thought the order would "complicate the foreign situation." Stanton persisted, and his January 29 order stood. [96]
William Seward served as Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869.. The history of U.S. foreign policy from 1861 to 1897 concerns the foreign policy of the United States during the presidential administrations of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison.
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Most Americans know that much history. ... for Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward that night, she was shocked ...
Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield, Illinois, on August 1, 1843, to Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He had three younger brothers, Edward , William , and Tad . By the time Lincoln was born, his father had become a well-known member of the Whig political party and had served as a member of the Illinois state legislature for four ...
A well-known letter commonly attributed to President Abraham Lincoln was likely written by his secretary John Hay, finds new research.
The ticket of Lincoln and Hamlin went on to win the 1860 general election. After taking office in 1861, Lincoln appointed all four of his major opponents to his cabinet: Seward for secretary of state, Chase for secretary of the treasury (and later for chief justice), Bates for attorney general, and Cameron for secretary of war.