William H. Seward | US Secretary of State, Civil War Diplomat
Nov 27, 2024 · William H. Seward 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. He is also remembered for the purchase of Alaska in 1867—referred to at that time as “Seward’s Folly.”
William H. Seward - Wikipedia
He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory. Seward was born in 1801 in the village of Florida, in Orange County, New York, where his father was a farmer and owned slaves. He was educated as a lawyer and moved to …
William Seward - Lincoln, Alaska & Death - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · William Seward was a New York governor and U.S. senator before serving as secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
William Seward ‑ Early Life, Facs & Career - HISTORY
Mar 8, 2011 · In 1867 U.S. Secretary of State William Seward successfully negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for only $7.2 million—about 2 cents per acre. Seward experienced success as a...
William Henry Seward - People - Department History - Office of …
William Henry Seward was appointed Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln on March 5, 1861, and served until March 4, 1869. Seward carefully managed international affairs during the Civil War and also negotiated the 1867 purchase of Alaska.
William Henry Seward, Biography, Significance - American …
Jan 12, 2024 · 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.
William Henry Seward - Seward House Museum
William Henry Seward Seward was a New York State Senator, Governor of New York, a United States Senator, and served as Secretary of State in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. He is credited with spearheading the purchase of the Alaskan Territory from Russia in 1867.
The man behind the myth of William H. Seward | Hometown, Alaska
Apr 29, 2024 · Hear about an upcoming event examining the life of Seward and get the facts about the man who helped make Alaska part of the United States.
The Alaska purchase is just one reason Seward is among the …
May 31, 2016 · Alaskans remember William Seward as the secretary of state who bought Alaska for $7.2 million, but acquiring Russian claims to America's Northwest was only one of his many important...
William H. Seward, Political Fixer - Alaska Historical Society
Mar 6, 2013 · The answer to both questions is almost certainly yes, according to a major new biography of William H. Seward. The first juicy political corruption scandal in Alaska’s history has been disinterred by biographer Walter Stahr.