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William H. Seward
William Henry Seward, Sr. (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was a Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. An outspoken opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a...
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United States Senator
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- 31st United States Congress ,
- 32nd United States Congress ,
- 33rd United States Congress ,
- 34th United States Congress
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- Mar 3, 1861
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- Mar 4, 1849
New York State Senator
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- 1834
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- 1830
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and...
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- 1869
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- 1861
