Seward family
E551960
The Seward family is a notable American political and social family best known for producing influential figures such as statesman William H. Seward and his descendants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seward family canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American political family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Auburn, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Alaska purchase
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnson administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of 19th-century Republican leadership
ⓘ
symbol of Unionist loyalty during the Civil War ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
law
ⓘ
politics ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| hasAncestralHome | Seward House (Auburn, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
Assistant Secretary of State
ⓘ
Governor of New York ⓘ Union Army officer ⓘ United States Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Augustus Henry Seward
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ⓘ
Frances Adeline Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick William Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Seward Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch | William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
political engagement
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| heritage | Anglo-American ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
American Civil War era politics
ⓘ
U.S. foreign policy in the 1860s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-slavery politics
ⓘ
service in New York state government ⓘ service in U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| notableFor | political influence in 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whig Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper middle class ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 19th century ⓘ |
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