William Henry Seward (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.
William Henry Seward
×CloseAmerican lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
| Born | 16 May 1801 |
| Died | 10 Oct 1872 |
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William Henry Seward
×CloseAmerican lawyer and politician (1801-1872)
| Born | 16 May 1801 |
| Died | 10 Oct 1872 |
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Politics and government, Slavery, Speeches in Congress, Extension to the territories, History, United States, Republican, Trials, litigation, Campaign literature, Campaign literature, 1860, Speeches, addresses, etc., American, Biography, Compromise of 1850, Foreign relations, Controversial literature, Whaling, Law and legislation, Michigan Central Railroad Company, Missouri compromise, Presidents, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Statesmen, Trials (Arson), Campaign literature, 1856, CommercePlaces
United States, New York (State), Kansas, Alaska, Auburn, California, Albany, Hungary, Michigan, Buffalo, Detroit, Washington (D.C.), Auburn and Owasco Canal, Auburn and Owasco Canal (N.Y.), Canada, Central America, Columbus, Detroit (MI), Great Britain, Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.), Ireland, Jackson County (MI), Mexico, Nebraska, New MexicoPeople
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), William H. Seward (1801-1872), William Henry Seward (1801-1872), Abel F. Fitch (-1851), Ammi Filley, Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884), Dayton S. Morgan, Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857), William Freeman (1824-1847), William H. Seymour (19th cent), Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Charles Pettit McIlvaine (1799-1873), Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), David L. Youngs, DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), Frederick W. Coleman, John G. Van Nest (d. 1846), John Hughes (1797-1864), John Van Zandt (1791-1847), Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), Robert D. Silliman, Thurlow Weed (1797-1882), Wharton Jones, William B. SickelsTime
1857-1861, 1854-1861, 1775-1865, 1849-1877, 1861-1865, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1865-1869, Uprising of 1848-1849, 1845-1861, 1846-1850, 1849-1853, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1825-1829, 1848-1950, 1849-1861, 1850, 1851, 1855, 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession), 1864, 1865-, 1867-1900, 1868-1900, 19th century, To 1895ID Numbers
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- Wikidata: Q297308
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- William H. Seward
- James Ellsworth De Kay
- William Henry (1801-1872) Seward
- William Henry 1801-1872 Seward
- Seward William Henry
- william henry seward
- william h. seward
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