Statements (59)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Union_College
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gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Union_College
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1801-05-16
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Cornelia_Seward
gptkb:Frederick_Seward gptkb:Gideon_O._Seward William_Henry_Seward_Jr. |
gptkbp:deathDate |
1874-10-06
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Samuel Seward
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Henry_Clay
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Alaska_Purchase
Expansionism |
gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Seward's_Folly
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gptkbp:occupation |
Politician
|
gptkbp:office |
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_State
Governor_of_New_York |
gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
Florida,_New_York
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Auburn,_New_York
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gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:William_H._Seward
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:John_Seward
gptkb:William_H._Seward gptkb:George_Seward gptkb:Frances_Seward gptkb:Samuel_S._Seward |
gptkbp:significantEvent |
Advocacy for civil rights
Support for the abolition of slavery Promotion of education reforms Support for the 15th Amendment Support for the 14th Amendment Promotion of international diplomacy Promotion of the Homestead Act Advocacy for the Marshall Plan Advocacy for the Monroe Doctrine Advocacy for the Transcontinental Railroad Advocacy for women's suffrage. Involvement in foreign policy negotiations Involvement in the Gadsden Purchase Negotiation of the Alaska Purchase Promotion of economic recovery post-WWII Promotion of the 13th Amendment Promotion of the Open Door Policy Support for civil rights movements in the 1960s Support_for_the_establishment_of_NATO Support_for_the_League_of_Nations Involvement_in_the_establishment_of_the_United_Nations Support_of_the_Union_during_the_Civil_War Support_for_the_Panama_Canal Role_in_the_establishment_of_the_U.S._Navy Opposition_to_the_Mexican-American_War Involvement_in_the_impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson Involvement_in_the_purchase_of_the_Virgin_Islands Promotion_of_the_U.S._as_a_global_power Support_for_the_establishment_of_the_National_Park_System |
gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Frances_Adeline_Miller
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:John_T._Hoffman
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