William H. Seward
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William H. Seward was a 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson and was a leading figure in the Union war effort and postwar expansion.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| William Henry Seward | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Lewis Powell
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surface form:
Lewis Powell (Lewis Paine)
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| burialPlace | Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| child |
Frederick William Seward
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William Henry Seward Jr. ⓘ |
| cost | Alaska Purchase: 7.2 million US dollars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | Alaska Purchase treaty signed: 1867-03-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1801-05-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1872-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Union College ⓘ |
| endTime |
term as Governor of New York: 1842
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term as United States Secretary of State: 1869 ⓘ term as United States Senator from New York: 1861 ⓘ |
| familyName | Seward ⓘ |
| fullName |
William H. Seward
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surface form:
William Henry Seward
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| ideology | abolitionism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansionist foreign policy after the Civil War
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leadership in U.S. foreign policy during the Civil War ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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Whig Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Henry ⓘ |
| movement | anti-slavery movement ⓘ |
| nickname |
Alaska Purchase
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surface form:
Seward's Folly (for the Alaska Purchase)
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| notableEvent | Alaska Purchase ⓘ |
| notableWork | negotiation of the Alaska Purchase ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War (as Union cabinet member) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Florida, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Auburn, New York ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of New York
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United States Secretary of State ⓘ United States Senator from New York ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lewis Cass as United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| reappointedBy | Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Auburn, New York ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signedTreaty |
Alaska Purchase
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surface form:
Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska
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| spouse | Frances Adeline Seward ⓘ |
| startTime |
term as Governor of New York: 1839
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term as United States Secretary of State: 1861 ⓘ term as United States Senator from New York: 1849 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Elihu B. Washburne as United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| supported | Union war effort in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| targetOf | assassination attempt on 1865-04-14 ⓘ |
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William Henry Seward