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Sew·ard

(so͞o′ərd), William Henry 1801-1872.

American politician who as US secretary of state (1861-1869) arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia (1867), a transaction that critics called "Seward's Folly."

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Seward

(ˈsjuːəd)

(Biography) William Henry. 1801–72, US statesman; secretary of state (1861–69). He was a leading opponent of slavery and was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867)

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Sew•ard

(ˈsu ərd)

n.

William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. Secretary of State 1861–69.

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Seward - United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)

William Henry Seward

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Seward was born in Liverpool around 1865 and started work as his father's assistant at a boarding house in Islington.