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Jan 12, 2024 · May 16, 1801 - October 10, 1872. William Henry Seward served as Secretary of State during the administration of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. During his tenure he brokered a deal with Russia for the United States to purchase Alaska.
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Abolitionists. William Seward was a New York governor and U.S. senator before serving as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Updated: Apr 14,...
William H. Seward. Title Secretary of State. War & Affiliation Civil War / Union. Date of Birth - Death May 16, 1801 - October 10, 1872. William Henry Seward was a young New York lawyer traveling through Rochester in 1824 when he was involved in a momentous stage-coach accident. The accident itself was minor, but it would have continent ...
William Henry Seward, 24th Secretary of State. Rise to Prominence. Seward was born in Florida, New York on May 16, 1801. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1820. He won a seat in the State Senate in 1830, and served as Governor from 1838 to 1840.
Seward is the only U.S. Secretary of State in history to be the target of a would-be assassin. Seward had two major postwar diplomatic achievements: the removal of French troops from Mexico and the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
William Henry Seward. Role/Rank. Secretary of State. Recognition/Achievement. Purchase of Alaska. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln chose his former rival for the Republican presidential nomination Senator William Henry Seward of New York to be his Secretary of State. He served under Lincoln and his successor, Andrew Johnson, until 1869.
William Henry Seward was born in 1801 in Florida, New York. He graduated from Union College in 1820, studied the law, was admitted to the state bar in 1822, and joined a law practice. From 1830 to 1834, Seward served in the New York state senate as a Whig before making a failed bid to become governor in 1834.
