Note: This is just one of1,325 family groupings listed onThe Political Graveyard web site.These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption. This specific family group is a subset of themuch largerFour ThousandRelated Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset. These groupings — even thenames of the groupings,and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,not the choices of any historian or genealogist. | |  Samuel Swayze Seward (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. | | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) — also known asHenry R. Schoolcraft — of Mackinac Island,MackinacCounty, Mich.Born in Guilderland,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,March28, 1793.Glassmaker;geologist;U.S. Indian Agent, 1822-41;memberMichigan territorial council from Brown, Chippewa, Crawford andMichilimackinac counties, 1828-31.Died inWashington,D.C.,December10, 1864 (age71 years, 257days).Interment atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Lawrence Schoolcraft and Margaret Anna Barbara (Rowe) Schoolcraft;married,October12, 1823, to Jane Johnston; married,January12, 1847, to Mary Howard; uncle ofJohnLawrence Schoolcraft andRichardUpdike Sherman; granduncle ofJamesSchoolcraft Sherman (who marriedCarrieBabcock Sherman) andJamesTeller Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed ofPeterP. Schoolcraft. | | | | Political family:Seward-Schoolcraft-Shermanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | SchoolcraftCounty, Mich. is named for him. | | | | ThevillageofSchoolcraft,Michigan, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry R. Schoolcraft (built 1943 atRichmond,California; wrecked and scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Henry Seward (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: SonofSamuelSwayze Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward; married to FrancesAdeline Miller; father ofFrederickWilliam Seward andWilliamHenry Seward Jr.; uncle of Caroline Cornelia Canfield (whomarriedJohnLawrence Schoolcraft) andGeorgeFrederick Seward; granduncle ofFrederickWhittlesey Seward Jr.. | | | | Political family:Seward-Schoolcraft-Shermanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelJ. Barrows —FrederickW. 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 |
| | John Lawrence Schoolcraft (1804-1860) — also known asJohn L. Schoolcraft — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Guilderland,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1804.Republican.U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1849-53; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New York,1856,1860.Died in St. Catherines,Ontario,July7, 1860 (age55 years, 289days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Eliakim Sherrill (1813-1863) — of Shandaken,UlsterCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenville,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1813.U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1847-49; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1854-55; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Mortallywounded bygunshotin battle, and died the next day, at Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,July 4,1863 (age50 years, 138days).Interment atWashingtonStreet Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y. | | Peter P. Schoolcraft (1814-1897) — of Wright town,SchoharieCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,December24, 1814.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Schoharie County, 1864.DiedMay 11,1897 (age82 years, 138days).Burial location unknown. | | Richard Updike Sherman (1819-1895) — also known asRichard U. Sherman — of New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Vernon,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,June 26,1819.Newspaperpublisher; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1857, 1875-76;delegateto New York state constitutional convention, 1867.Died in New Hartford,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1895 (age75 years, 240days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y. | | Frederick William Seward (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 StateWilliamH. 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. | | William Henry Seward 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. | | George Frederick Seward (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. | | James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912) — also known asJames S. Sherman;"SunnyJim" —of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October24, 1855.Republican.Mayor ofUtica, N.Y., 1884-86;U.S.Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); defeated,1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1892;VicePresident of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912.ChristianReformed.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October30, 1912 (age57 years, 6days).Entombed atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y. | | James Teller Schoolcraft (1855-1937) — also known asJ. Teller Schoolcraft — of Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.Born in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1855.Lawyer;postmaster atSchenectady,N.Y., 1894-98;mayorof Schenectady, N.Y., 1914-15.Died in Schenectady,SchenectadyCounty, N.Y.,February12, 1937 (age81 years, 257days).Interment atValeCemetery, Schenectady, N.Y. | | Carrie Babcock Sherman (1856-1931) — also known asCarrie Babcock — of Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.Born in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November16, 1856.SecondLady of the United States, 1909-12.Female.Died in Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,October6, 1931 (age74 years, 324days).Entombed atForestHill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y. | | Frederick Whittlesey Seward 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.
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