William Henry Seward (1801-1872) was a state senator, governor of New York, a U.S. Senator, and served as Secretary of State in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. His purchase of Alaska in ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.

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.