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| |  SEWARD:See alsoJ.Seward Bodine —SewardBrown —AlmonCase —J.Seward Daley —ClarenceSeward Darrow —SewardDill —SewardL. Frear —WilliamH. Gleason —SewardJ. Gross —SewardM. Gunderson —W.Seward Hamlin —HamiltonKing —SewardL. Mains Jr. —SewardL. Merriam —SewardF. Nichols —SewardP. Reese —WilliamSeward Shanahan —SewardSmith —W.H. Seward Thomson —PaulSeward Trible Jr. —SewardH. Van Ness —W.Seward Webb —WilliamSeward Whittlesey —SewardHenry Williams —JohnSeward Wills | | Seward, Allin C. — of Paris,France.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from DemocratsAbroad,1996,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Seward, C. P. — of Mason,WarrenCounty, Ohio.Postmaster atMason,Ohio, 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Charles X. (b.1856) —of Watertown,CodingtonCounty, S.Dak.Born in Marengo,McHenryCounty, Ill.,January11, 1856.Lawyer;mayorof Watertown, S.Dak., 1890; member ofSouthDakota state house of representatives, 1891-92, 1901-02 (31stDistrict 1891-92, 28th District 1901-02);Speaker ofthe South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1891-92; memberofSouthDakota state senate 28th District, 1909-10; circuit judge inSouth Dakota 3rd Circuit, 1911.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Clarence A. — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for New York,1880(voted forJamesA. Garfield andChesterA. Arthur).Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Everett D. — of San Pedro, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Frederick Whittlesey, Jr.(1874-1960) —also known asFrederick W. Seward, Jr. — of Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Middletown,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,November6, 1874.Progressive.Physician;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1915; Drycandidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Goshen,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,March 4,1960 (age85 years, 119days).Interment atMount View Cemetery, Pekin, N.Y. | | Seward, Frederick William(1830-1915) —also known asFrederick W. Seward — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Montrose,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,July 8,1830.Republican.Lawyer;U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1861-65, 1877-79; on April 14,1865, the same evening thatAbrahamLincoln was assassinated, Lewis Powell, a co-conspirator of JohnWilkes Booth, came to the Seward home intending to kill his father,Secretary of StateWilliam H. Seward;Frederick, trying to block Powell, wasattackedand suffered a skull fracture; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 7th District, 1875; candidateforsecretaryof state of New York, 1875.DiedApril25, 1915 (age84 years, 291days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y. | | Seward, George Frederick(1840-1910) —also known asGeorge F. Seward — of California; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1840.U.S. Consul inShanghai, 1861-63; U.S. Consul General inShanghai, 1863-76; U.S. Minister toChina, 1876-80; president, Fidelity andCasualtyCompany of New York, 1893-1910.Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1910 (age70 years, 20days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y. | | Seward, George W. — Socialist. Social Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forMichigan,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, George W. — of Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Guilford, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Henry — ofMorrisCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1845-46.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Henry W. — of Watertown,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourteenth Middlesex District,1905.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, James A. — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1870-71.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, James L. — Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate 51st District; elected unopposed 2002, 2004, 2006;elected 2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Seward, James Lindsay(1813-1886) —also known asJames L. Seward — of Thomasville,ThomasCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,1813.Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1853-59; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1860.Slaveowner. Died in1886(ageabout73 years).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Thomasville, Ga. | | Seward, Jeff — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Seward, Leverett — ofGeneseeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee County, 1837-38.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Louis D. — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Akron, Ohio, 1887-88.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Luther — ofKentCounty, Del.Republican. Candidate forDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1892.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Mason — of Mason,WarrenCounty, Ohio.Mayorof Mason, Ohio, 1840.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Ryan — Green. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 94th District, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Seward, Samuel Swayze(1768-1849) —also known asSamuel S. Seward — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.BornDecember5, 1768.Physician;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1803-04.DiedAugust24, 1849 (age80 years, 262days).Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Thomas — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 2nd District, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Virgil B. — Member ofMinnesotastate senate 17th District, 1907-10.Burial location unknown. | | Seward, Walter E. — of Lansing Township,InghamCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate forsupervisorof Lansing Township, Michigan, 1955.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Seward, William Henry(1801-1872) —also known asWilliam H. Seward — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1801.Lawyer;co-founded (withThurlowWeed), theAlbany Evening Journalnewspaperin 1830; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1831-34;Governor ofNew York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834;U.S.Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1856,1860;U.S.Secretary of State, 1861-69; as Secretary of State in 1867, hemade a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska; critics dubbedthe territory "Seward's Folly".Survived anassassinationattempt on April 14, 1865 (the same nightAbrahamLincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John WilkesBooth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne wasarrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1872 (age71 years, 153days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue atVolunteerPark, Seattle, Wash.| |  Relatives: SonofSamuel Swayze Seward and Mary (Jennings)Seward; married to Frances Adeline Miller; father ofFrederick William Seward andWilliam Henry Seward Jr.; uncle of CarolineCornelia Canfield (who marriedJohnLawrence Schoolcraft) andGeorge FrederickSeward; granduncle ofFrederick WhittleseySeward Jr.. | | | | Political family:Seward-Schoolcraft-Shermanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelJ. Barrows —Frederick W.Seward —EliasP. Pellet | | | | Seward counties inKan. andNeb. arenamed for him. | | | | SewardMountain,in the Adirondack Mountains,FranklinCounty, New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeward,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofSeward,New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeward,Alaska, isnamed forhim. — SewardPark(300 acres on a forested peninsula, established 1911), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — SewardPark(three acres on East Broadway, opened 1903), inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:W.Seward Whittlesey—W.H. Seward Thomson—WilliamS. Shanahan | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $50 U.S. Treasury note in the 1890s. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about William H. Seward: DorisKearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Walter Stahr,Seward:Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Walter Stahr,Seward:Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Michael Burgan,WilliamHenry Seward : Senator and Statesman (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
| | Seward, William Henry, Jr.(1839-1920) —also known asWilliam H. Seward, Jr. — Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1839.Republican.Banker;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; RepublicanPresidential Elector for New York,1888.Member,LoyalLegion.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April29, 1920 (age80 years, 316days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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