Years of Service: 1849-1855; 1855-1857;
1857-1861 Party: Whig; Opposition; Republican
SEWARD, 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; was admitted to the
bar and commenced practice in Auburn, N.Y., in 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 - Biographical
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