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William Seward

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  • Birth

    Seward is born in Florida, New York

  • Seward attends Union College

  • Seward briefly leaves college to become a teacher in Georgia

  • Seward graduates from Union College in Schenectady, NY

  • Seward is admitted to the bar

  • Seward marries Frances Miller

  • Seward is elected to the New York Senate (Anti-Masonic party)

  • Seward elected Governor of New York

    Seward would go on to serve two-two year terms in office as a Whig

  • Seward elected to U.S. Senate

  • Seward travels Europe extensively

  • Seward's bid for Republican nomination for election fails

  • Seward appointed to U.S. Secretary of State

  • Civil War Begins

  • Civil War ends

  • Alaskan purchase

  • Seward leaves office following the inaguration of U.S. Grant

  • Seward travels to the western U.S., Alaska, Mexico, the Far East, and Europe

  • Seward returns to New York

    After a lengthy trip across the globe, Seward returned home to his homestead in New York

  • Death

    Seward dies