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Vor einem Tag · William Henry Seward (/ ˈ s uː ər d /; 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.
17. Mai 2024 · William H. Seward (born May 16, 1801, Florida, New York, U.S.—died October 10, 1872, Auburn, New York) was a U.S. politician, an antislavery activist in the Whig and Republican parties before the American Civil War and secretary of state from 1861 to 1869.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 2 Tagen · William and Fanny Seward in 1861 Booth had assigned Lewis Powell to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward. On the night of the assassination, Seward was at his home on Lafayette Square , confined to bed and recovering from injuries sustained on April 5 from being thrown from his carriage.
28. Mai 2024 · Another irritation came in Albany, New York, at a dinner attended by Senator William H. Seward. Late in the evening and deep in his cups, Seward assured Newcastle that, for political advantage, he would insult and threaten the British with war. Newcastle bristled and replied “that if he carried it out and touched our honor, he would, some ...
16. Mai 2024 · Learn about Seward’s complex and often non-linear relationship to American Manifest Destiny, the abolition of slavery, the muddy evolution of 19th century political parties, and his role as Secretary of State during the Civil War and early Reconstruction.
16. Mai 2024 · Twenty years after the trial, William Henry Seward became Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of state, which is what he’s most remembered for today. He’s also remembered for brokering the purchase of Alaska — if you’ve ever heard of “Seward’s Folly.”
Vor 4 Tagen · WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. Source: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, ed. Roy P. Basler, volume 6 (Rutgers University Press: New Brunswick, NJ, 1953), 28-30.
