William Seward, who called Auburn home, was a New York State senator and governor and U.S. senator. He served as secretary of state under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Photo ...

Seward was an even more ardent foe of slavery than Lincoln. When the Fugitive Slave Act was being debated in 1850, he delivered an impassioned, if futile, three-hour speech on the Senate floor.

Overshadowed by the mortal attack on President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, ... In his attempt to murder Secretary William Seward, Lewis Powell would inflict serious injuries on eight people, ...

Often considered our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie) is definitely written about the most. More than 16,000 books have been published since Lincoln's 1865 ...

This November, William H. Seward will come to life. The renowned Auburn resident and secretary of state to Abraham Lincoln plays a key role in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," which depicts the 16th ...

Walter Starhr's new biography, Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man, tells the story of William Seward and Abraham Lincoln and how these two campaign adversaries became close White House allies.

William Seward is on the short list of men who should have been president of the United States but never got the chance. As governor of New York, ... Ill., Abraham Lincoln. ...

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln asked William Seward, his incoming secretary of state and former rival for the Republican presidential nomination, to critique a draft of his inaugural address.

Who was William Seward? Explain his importance and role in the Lincoln administration’s foreign policy. Describe the interests of the European powers during the Civil War.

Goodwin analyzed the private life of Abraham Lincoln and three other contenders for the presidency in 1860, Salmon Chase, William Seward, and Edward Bates. Following her remarks, Ms. Goodwin took ...

Abraham Lincoln was not duly appreciated in his time. ... By 1865, a few of his colleagues, including Secretary of State William Seward and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, ...

Often considered our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis in the movie) is definitely written about the most. More than 16,000 books have been published since Lincoln's 1865 ...