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William H. Seward

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William H. Seward
BornMay 16, 1801
Florida, New York, United States
DiedOctober 10, 1872
Auburn, New York, United States
Political orientationAbolitionism
Expansionism
Political partyWhig (1834–1855)
Republican (1855–1872)


William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was a Statesian politician who was Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869. In 1867, he bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. He tried to buy the Danish Virgin Islands and annex the Dominican Republic, but Congress rejected both proposals.[1]

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  1. David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Going Global' (pp. 183–4). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]