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Há 3 dias · 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 de mai. de 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.
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Há 4 dias · 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.
Há 2 dias · William H. Seward from New York was considered the front-runner, followed by Salmon P. Chase from Ohio, and Missouri's Edward Bates. Abraham Lincoln from Illinois, was lesser-known, and was not considered to have a good chance against Seward. Seward had been governor and senator of New York and was an able politician with a Whig ...
13 de mai. de 2024 · Abraham Lincoln’s chief competitors for the nomination as the presidential candidate of the Republican Party in 1860 were front-runner William H. Seward, a U.S. senator from New York; Salmon P. Chase, the governor of Ohio; and Edward Bates, a prominent state legislator from Missouri.
- Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was the candidate of the generally antislavery Republican Party. The Democratic Party split in two. Sen. Stephen A. Dou...
- Nothing less than the fate of the Union was at stake in the U.S. presidential election of 1860. The Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision of 1857, wh...
- RepublicanAbraham Lincoln captured less than 40 percent of the vote but won a majority in the electoral college (180 electoral votes) by dominating...
8 de mai. de 2024 · William Seward was a leading lawmaker and antislavery crusader who was most well-known for serving as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He was born on May 16, 1801, in Florida, N.Y. He attended Farmers' Hall Academy and then went to Union College, in Schenectady, N.Y., graduating in 1820.
Há 4 dias · (1) Regarding Northern attitude, Lincoln’s own Secretary of State William Seward claimed for himself the title of “abolitionist” saying, “I early came to the conclusion that something was wrong with slavery and that determined me to be an abolitionist.” (2) Seward’s own words provide us a sampling of Northern abolitionist motive:
