William H. Seward
Seward bought Alaska in 1867.
He was William Seward from New York. Lincoln made him Secretary of State and he continued in the office under President Andrew Johnson. Skeptics referred to Alaska as Seward's folly and Seward's icebox.
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Newspapers referred to Alaska as "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox" after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
He bought Alaska.
United States Secretary of State William H. Seward was mocked for the purchase of Alaska, which was nicknamed Seward's Folly.