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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkWilliam Henry SEWARD
(1801-1872)
Senate Years of Service:
1849-1861Party: Whig; RepublicanSEWARD, William Henry, a
Senator from New York; born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., on May
16, 1801; after preparatory studies, graduated from Union College
in 1820; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Auburn, N.Y., 1823; member, State senate 1830-1834; unsuccessful
Whig candidate for governor in 1834; Governor of New York
1838-1842; elected as a Whig to the United States Senate in 1849;
reelected as a Republican in 1855 and served from March 4, 1849, to
March 3, 1861; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination
for president in 1860; Secretary of State in the Cabinets of
Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson 1861-1869; while
Secretary of State concluded the convention with Great Britain for
the settlement of the Alabama claims and the treaty with Russia for
the purchase of Alaska; died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y.,
October 10, 1872; interment in Fort Hill Cemetery.
Bibliography
American National Biography; Dictionary of American
Biography; The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American
Law; Seward, William Henry. William Henry Seward. Edited
by Frederick Seward. 3 vols. New York: Derby and Miller, 1891;
Taylor, John M. William Henry Seward: Lincoln’s Right
Hand New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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