William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 71
William Henry Seward 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.
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Abraham Lincoln 4 more1863In historyLincoln's Gettysburg AddressWith Abraham Lincoln 2 moreTook part1861Named United States Secretary of StateOffice5 March 1861 to 4 March 18691849Named United States senatorOffice4 March 1849 to 4 March 18611839Named Governor of New YorkOffice1 January 1839 to 31 December 18421801Born16 May 1801People around William
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Seward's gubernatorial portrait
Daguerreotype of Seward c. 1848
Daguerreotype of Seward c. 1852
Photograph of Seward by Julian Vannerson, 1859
In this March 1860 cartoon, Seward serves "mild beer" in his February 29, 1860, address to position himself as a moderate after the "irrepressible conflict" speech.About this person
A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was prominent in the Republican Party in its formative years and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory.
