Samuel Seward

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_Union_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1801-05-16
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cornelia_Seward
gptkb:Frederick_Seward
gptkb:Gideon_O._Seward
William_Henry_Seward_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1874-10-06
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Seward
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Alaska_Purchase
Expansionism
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Seward's_Folly
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_State
Governor_of_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Florida,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Auburn,_New_York
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_H._Seward
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
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_T._Hoffman