. . . . . . "1801Z"^^ . "Seward, William H."@en . . "12th" . . "United States Senator" . . . "1872-10-10Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . "William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 \u2013 October 10, 1872) was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and also served as Governor of New York and United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a dominant figure in the Republican Party in its formative years."@en . "24th" . "William Henry Seward Signature.svg" . . . "American lawyer and politician" . . . "1801-05-16Z"^^ . . . "1872Z"^^ .