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Seward was at home and bedridden following a recent carriage accident. Powell was able to gain entry to the home by saying that he had medicine for the Secretary. Once inside the home Powell attacked two of Seward's sons, soldier and nurse Sergeant George Robinson, and knocked Seward's daughter Fanny to the floor before brutally stabbing William H. Seward in the face and throat.
Lawyer, Land Agent, Politician. Signature. William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801–October 10, 1872) was an American politician. He was the 12th Governor of New York, and later a United States Senator. He was also the United States Secretary of State for two presidents, Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He was very much against slavery.
William Henry Seward ( Florida, 16 de maio de 1801 – Auburn, 10 de outubro de 1872) foi um advogado e político norte-americano que serviu como o 24º Secretário de Estado dos Estados Unidos de 1861 a 1869. Anteriormente tinha atuado como o 12º Governador de Nova Iorque entre 1839 e 1842 e também senador pelo mesmo estado de 1849 a 1861.
13 de nov. de 2022 · Even though he never served as president, William H. Seward is among one of America’s most accomplished figures in politics. After Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th President of the United States, Seward served as Secretary of State throughout the American Civil War (1861-1865).
24 de sept. de 2012 · On the afternoon of July 23, 1846, William H. Seward rose to give his closing argument in a local murder case. Recently returned from Albany, where he had spent two terms as governor of New York ...
On January 1, 1863 Seward and his son, Fredrick, took the Emancipation Proclamation to the White House for signatures and authentication. Once the document was signed, copies were given to the press and the Proclamation was placed among archives. Seward wrote the following day that “The Proclamation of the President adds a new and important ...
26 de sept. de 2016 · Shortly after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one James Derby called on his fellow New Yorker, Secretary of State William H. Seward. The secretary had already been recovering from a carriage accident when, on the night of the fateful events at Ford’s Theatre, an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth tricked his way into Seward’s house and stabbed him repeatedly.
