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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872
19th-century American lawyer and politician
William Henry Seward was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- New York (State) -- Governor (1839-1843 : Seward)
- United States. Congress. Senate (1849-1861)
- United States. Department of State -- Secretary (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
- United States. Department of State -- Secretary (1865-1869 : Johnson)
- Seward, W. H. (William Henry)
- Seward, William H.
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