General William H. Seward

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military General
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1801-05-16
gptkbp:birthPlace Florida,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fort_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Seward
gptkb:Frederick_William_Seward
gptkb:Edwin_Seward
William_Henry_Seward_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1872-10-10
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Negotiated_Alaska_Purchase
gptkbp:education gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in the abolition of slavery.
Prominent political figure in the 19th century.
Architect_of_American_expansionism.
Influential_in_the_purchase_of_Alaska.
Served_as_a_bridge_between_Whig_and_Republican_parties.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General William H. Seward
gptkbp:image William_H._Seward.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Expansionism
Modern Diplomacy
American_Foreign_Policy
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Seward's_Folly
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Seward's_Folly
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Purchase_of_Alaska
gptkb:Seward's_Speech_on_Slavery
Seward's_Folly_Debate
gptkbp:notableFor Secretary_of_State
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:participatesIn Prominent Unionist
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Anti-Slavery Advocate
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor_of_New_York
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Simon_Cameron
gptkbp:president gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:signature William_H._Seward_Signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Adeline_Seward
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Hamilton_Fish
gptkbp:termEnd 1842-01-01
1869-03-04
gptkbp:termStart 1839-01-01
1861-03-05