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.
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Places
United StatesNew York (State)KansasCaliforniaAlaskaAuburnHungaryAlbanyMichiganAuburn and Owasco Canal (N.Y.)BuffaloDetroitNew YorkSoviet UnionWashington (D.C.)États-UnisAuburn and Owasco CanalCalifornieCanadaCentral AmericaColumbusDetroit (MI)Great BritainHudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)Ireland
People
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)William H. Seward (1801-1872)William Henry Seward (1801-1872)Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)Abel F. Fitch (-1851)Ammi FilleyCyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884)Dayton S. MorganJohn Van Zandt (1791-1847)Thomas J. Rusk (1803-1857)Wharton JonesWilliam B. SickelsWilliam Freeman (1824-1847)William H. Seymour (19th cent)Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)Charles Pettit McIlvaine (1799-1873)Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847)David L. YoungsDeWitt Clinton (1769-1828)Elisha Foote (1809-1883)Frederick W. ColemanGeorge H. Corliss (1817-1888)Henry Clay (1777-1852)Horace C. SilsbyJohn G. Van Nest (d. 1846)
Time
1857-18611854-18611775-18651849-18771861-1865Civil War, 1861-1865Uprising of 1848-18491845-18611846-18501865-18691849-1853Revolution, 1775-17831825-182918451848-19501849-18611850185118551856-18611861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)18641865-1867-19001868-1900