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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_HWilliam H. Seward - Wikipedia

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   Hace 3 días · 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.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › William-H-SewardWilliam H. Seward | US Secretary of State, Civil War Diplomat

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   17 de may. de 2024 · William H. Seward 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. He is also remembered for the purchase of Alaska in 1867—referred to at that time as “Seward’s Folly.”

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3. socialstudiesforkids.com › ushistory › williamsewardWilliam Seward: Lawyer, Lawmaker, Secretary of State

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   8 de may. 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.

4. www.britannica.com › event › Alaska-PurchaseAlaska Purchase | History, Cost, & Significance | Britannica

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   2 de may. de 2024 · Alaska Purchase, acquisition in 1867 by the U.S. from Russia of 586,412 square miles of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, comprising the current U.S. state of Alaska. The $7.2 million purchase was orchestrated by U.S. Secretary of State William Seward and branded ‘Seward’s Folly.’

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6. www.britannica.com › event › United-StatesU.S. Presidential Election of 1860 | Candidates & Results

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   13 de may. 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...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1860_United_States1860 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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   Hace 1 día · 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.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Millard_FillmoreMillard Fillmore - Wikipedia

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   Hace 1 día · He was a rival for the state party leadership with the editor Thurlow Weed and his protégé William H. Seward. Throughout his career, Fillmore declared slavery evil but said it was beyond the federal government's power to end it. Seward was openly hostile to slavery and argued that the federal government had a role to play in ending it.