Senator William H. Seward

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocates_for gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
Transcontinental railroad
Public education reforms
National banking system
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Lincoln_administration
New York politics
Republican Party formation
gptkbp:birth_date 1801-05-16
gptkbp:birth_place Florida, New York
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Fort_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ellen_Seward
gptkb:William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkb:George_Seward
gptkb:Frederick_W._Seward
gptkbp:contributed_to U. S. foreign relations
gptkbp:death_date 1872-10-10
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Auburn,_New_York
gptkbp:education gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator William H. Seward
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:U._S._economic_policy
American diplomacy
U. S. foreign policy
U. S. territorial expansion
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:is_involved_in Civil War diplomacy
Alaska acquisition negotiations
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:13th_Amendment
Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Seward's_Folly
Political speeches
Diplomatic strategies
Foreign policy initiatives
Expansionist policies
gptkbp:legacy Seward's Folly as a turning point in U. S. expansionism
gptkbp:nickname The Great Secessionist
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Seward's_Folly
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Anti-slavery advocate
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_L._Marcy
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:role advocate for abolition
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:election
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:New_York_State_Senate
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Alaska_Purchase
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Adeline_Seward
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reuben_Fenton
gptkbp:term_end 1877-03-04
gptkbp:term_start 1861-03-05
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1883
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1866
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5