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Seward

[ soo-erd ]

noun

  1. William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.


Seward

/ ˈsjuːəd /

noun

  1. SewardWilliam Henry18011872MUSPOLITICS: statesman William Henry. 1801–72, US statesman; secretary of state (1861–69). He was a leading opponent of slavery and was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867)


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Plus, he crafted the Lyons-Seward Treaty, joining the U.S and Great Britain in suppressing the international slave trade.

He struggled with his brilliant but irascible secretary of state, William Seward, to control the direction of foreign policy.

Nevertheless, when Gurowski publicly aired his grievances, Lincoln and Seward had no choice but to cashier him.

Zachary Seward reports that they are lowering the alcohol content very slightly, by about 3%.

The Seward Johnson is a 204-foot research vessel that set out from American Samoa to Howland Island to look for the plane.

Hogarth comes from "hoggart," a hog-herd; Calvert from "calf-herd;" and Seward from "sow-herd."

I told you of him, Dr. John Seward, the lunatic-asylum man, with the strong jaw and the good forehead.

Mr. Seward astonished me very much one day by a remark showing his detachment from the great world of European thought and power.

Mr. Seward was no exception to this common frailty among mankind.

From promptings of humanity Secretary Seward tried hard to save the Imperial prisoner, but without success.

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