His son, William H. Seward, lived at the old homestead; and among the pleasures which the Secretary of State had in going home were the hours spent with his grandchildren, who were just at the age ...

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.; Mr. Seward and His Diplomacy His Services to the Country and His Positionin History. Share full article. Oct. 27, 1865.

William H. Seward, President Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of state, purchased Alaska from Russia in a deal that was long derided as “Seward’s Folly.” Seward also attempted to buy Greenland ...

As it happened, Walker had heard wrong: Neither Iceland nor Greenland was for sale. Nor would they ever be. Congress, which was still digesting Seward’s purchase of Alaska, didn’t like Walker ...

Seward, Mrs. W. H., Wife Secretary of State. Mrs. SEWARD was, in the highest sense, the companion, counselor and friend to whom her husband turned and upon whom he relied on all occasions.

William Henry Seward, the man who engineered the nation’s purchase of Alaska in 1867 and who served as Secretary of State from 1861-1869, was born in Florida, N.Y. on May 16, 1801.

Trump, believe it or not, isn’t the first president or elected U.S. official to propose buying Greenland. William Seward, the Secretary of State responsible for purchasing Alaska from Russia in ...

President Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... William H. Seward.