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Why is Secretary of State Seward upset with president Lincoln about the secret meeting with the south?
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Who was Secretary of state under president Lincoln?
William H. Seward
Was William Seward a Secretary of State?
Lincoln had nominated William Seward as Secretary of State. The Senate confirmed the nomination and Seward became the Union's Secretary of State.
Who is the man responsible for the purchase of Alaska?
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.
Secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet?
Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State was William Henry Seward. Seward had been Lincoln's primary rival for the Republican nomination in 1860 (and also the favorite to win), but Lincoln defeated him. After the election, Seward was Lincoln's first and only choice for Secretary of State. At first, Seward was resentful of the man who had stolen the presidency from him, but he learned to appreciate Lincoln's subtle political genius, as well Lincoln's personality, which was similar to his own. By the time for the next election in 1864, Seward had become friend and confidant to the president, and worked hard to reelect Lincoln. The night Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, one of Booth's accomplices went to Seward's house to murder him as well. Seward was stabbed but not killed, and he went on to continue as Secretary of State under Andrew Johnson.
Who served as Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State?
William H. Seward of New York assumed that position on 5 March 1861 and served until 4 March 1869. He served under both Lincoln and Johnson and is famous for the Seward's Folly or the purchase of Alaska. He was also instrumental in keeping Europe from entering into or interfering with th US Civil War.As an aside, Seward ran for the Republican Party's presidential nominee versus Lincoln in 1860.
Who was attacked the night of the Lincoln's death?
The Secretary of State Seward.
In 1861 President Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury two men who had earlier been his political opponents who were they?
William H. Seward as Secretary of State and Salmon P. Chase as his Secretary of the Treasury.
Who met in February 1865 to discuss a Confederate surrender?
On February 3, 1865 Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens, Assistant Secretary of War John A. Campbell and Confederate Senator R.M.T. Hunter met with President Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward. The meeting took place on the ship River Queen in Hampton Roads. Lincoln and Seward demanded the disbandment of all Rebel forces. The restoration of the Union was Lincoln's main objective. This and the end of armed conflict would potentially save many lives. The Confederates offered no alternative solutions to Lincoln so the meeting resulted in no peace between the Confederacy and the United States.
What two other government officials were chosen for assassination when Lincoln was killed?
Vice President Andrew Johnson was an assassination target. Also targeted was Secretary of State William Seward. VP Johnson escaped his assassin by not being present at the expected time. Seward was knife- wounded but survived.
Who was Andrew Johnson' s secretary of state?
Andrew Johnson's secretary of state was William H. Seward. Seward served as secretary of state under both Johnson's predecessor, Abraham Lincoln, as well as during Johnson's presidency from 1865 to 1869.
Who was Andrew Johnson's secretary of state?
He was William Seward, a holdover from Lincoln's cabinet.
Was William Seward president?
William H. Seward (1801-1872) was a Republican politician, the 12th governor of New York and US Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He is known for promoting the US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867, which at the time was called "Seward's Folly."
