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William H. Seward

1801 - 1872

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William Henry Seward (; May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as governor of New York and as a United States senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a prominent figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the Civil War. He also negotiated the treaty for the United States to purchase the Alaska Territory. Seward was born in 1801 in the village of Florida, in Orange County, New York, where his father was a farmer and owned slaves. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William H. Seward is the 6,864th most popular politician (down from 6,253rd in 2019), the 2,495th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,000th in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William H. Seward ranks 6,864 out of 19,576. Before him are Desiderata of the Lombards, Sahra Wagenknecht, Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Fortún Garcés of Pamplona, and Iolu Abil. After him are Emperor Shirakawa, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Patrice Talon, and Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria.

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Among people born in 1801, William H. Seward ranks 25. Before him are Vladimir Dal, Zénaïde Bonaparte, Immanuel Nobel, Prince Charles of Prussia, Albert Lortzing, and Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza. After him are Thomas Cole, Moritz von Jacobi, David Farragut, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Julius Plücker, and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault. Among people deceased in 1872, William H. Seward ranks 24. Before him are Mpande kaSenzangakhona, Prince Albert of Prussia, Vladimir Dal, Immanuel Nobel, Kawakami Gensai, and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. After him are George Meade, Handrij Zejler, Zeng Guofan, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, John Bowring, and Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William H. Seward ranks 2,495 out of 20,380. Before him are Othniel Charles Marsh (1831), Paul Bowles (1910), Dan White (1946), John Hughes (1950), Mike Dunleavy (1961), and Sundance Kid (1867). After him are Justin Timberlake (1981), Curtis LeMay (1906), Patricia Cornwell (1956), Robert Sternberg (1949), Bob Fosse (1927), and Joe Pantoliano (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William H. Seward ranks 210. Before him are Kalākaua (1836), John O. Brennan (1955), Dan Quayle (1947), William Wirt (1772), Dan White (1946), and Mike Dunleavy (1961). After him are Curtis LeMay (1906), Sam Houston (1793), Ron Paul (1935), Henry L. Stimson (1867), George Wallace (1919), and Robert Todd Lincoln (1843).

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