William H. Seward Sr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
Civil Rights
Homestead Act
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_Union_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1801-05-16
gptkbp:children William_H._Seward_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1872-10-10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William H. Seward Sr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Alaska_Purchase
Expansionism
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Seward,_Alaska
gptkb:Seward_Park,_New_York_City
gptkb:Seward's_Folly
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:Edward_F._Jones
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:John_Seward
gptkb:Frances_Adeline_Seward
gptkb:Frederick_Seward
gptkb:George_Seward
gptkb:Samuel_Seward
William_H._Seward_Jr.
Seward_family
gptkbp:religion Presbyterianism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Auburn,_New_York
gptkbp:role Anti-slavery advocate
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkb:New_York_State_Senate
gptkbp:signature William_H._Seward's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Adeline_Seward
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_T._Hoffman
gptkbp:supported Fourteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment