It was also agreed that some reorganization of the cabinet would be helpful to draw more Democratic support ; though changes were made, Seward and Stanton, who had the most tenuous relationship with the party, were not affected.

On July 20, 1868, Secretary of State William H. Seward certified that the amendment had become part of the Constitution if the rescissions were ineffective, and presuming also that the later ratifications by states whose governments had been reconstituted superseded the initial rejection of the prior state legislatures.

Despite his endorsement of expansionist policies, Seward also strongly advocated non-interventionism.

Powell's gun was also rendered useless during the melee, as it had become jammed. Lewis Powell attacking Frederick Seward after attempting to shoot him.

Seward was portrayed by Bruce Davison in the 2012 film Saving Lincoln, which tells President Lincoln's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner of Lincoln who also served as his primary bodyguard during the American Civil War.

It also became a centre of great intellectual activity, being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward ; this prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was " a city of philosophers ".

He also played Secretary of State William Seward in the 1988 made for TV movie, " Gore Vidal's Lincoln.

During this time, Tate also became the de facto associate editor of The American Review, which was published and edited by Seward Collins.

Seward also wrote Memoirs of the Life of Dr Darwin ( 1804 ).

Browning thought the threat of war by Britain was “ foolish ” but said, “ We will fight her to the death .” That night at a diplomatic reception Seward was overheard by William H. Russell saying, “ We will wrap the whole world in flames .” The mood in Congress had also changed.

Thurlow Weed, who had moved from Paris to London to insure that General Scott ’ s letter was circulated, also sent a letter advising Seward that “ such prompt and gigantic preparations were never known .”

The release of the prisoners was therefore required in order “ to do to the British nation just what we have always insisted all nations ought to do to us .” Seward ’ s reply, in effect, accepted Wilkes ’ treatment of the prisoners as contraband and also equated their capture with the British exercise of impressment of British citizens off of neutral ships.

John Seward Johnson II ( born 1930 ) also known as J. Seward Johnson, Jr. and Seward Johnson is an American artist known for his trompe l ' oeil painted bronze statues, and a grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I ( co-founder of Johnson & Johnson ), and of Colonel Thomas Melville Dill, of Bermuda.

Cruise tours originating from Seward also provide access to the park via Resurrection Bay.

Seward has also been proclaimed Nebraska ’ s Official Fourth of July City ” by Governor James Exon in proclamation.

This produciton also added two more voices and featured Don Seward and Amy Linden in the ensemble.

Dubbed the " Whittier Shuttle ," it operated in Alaska through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel under Maynard Mountain between a stop just off the Seward Highway near the old town of Portage, Alaska and the small port town of Whittier, Alaska, which was also a port-of-call for the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system.

Bancroft was the author of two well-regarded books on the South, " Slave-Trading in the Old South ," and " A sketch of the Negro in politics, especially in South Carolina and Mississippi " He also wrote a biography of William H. Seward.

Two of Booth's accomplices also intended to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson as well as Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Booth's accomplice Lewis Powell attacked Secretary of State Seward, and Vice President Johnson was also targeted.

Lewis Thornton Powell ( April 22, 1844 – July 7, 1865 ), also known as Lewis Paine or Payne, attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, and was one of four people hanged for the Lincoln assassination conspiracy.

Among his portraits of eminent men are those of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Arnold Henry Guyot, William H. Seward, Louis Philippe, and the presidents of the United States from John Quincy Adams to Ulysses Grant -- this series being painted for the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D. C .. Healy also painted The Peacemakers in 1868 and Abraham Lincoln in 1869.

Secretary of State Seward negotiated the treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia on April 9, 1867 for $ 7. 2 million.

When American Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867, he intended it as the first step in a comprehensive plan to gain control of the entire northwest Pacific Coast.

When American Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867, he intended it as the first step in a comprehensive plan to gain control of the entire northwest Pacific Coast.

William H. Seward and Russian representative Edouard de Stoeckl met in Washington D. C. and negotiated a treaty for the annexation and sale of the Russian American territory of Alaska to the United States for $ 7, 200, 000.

In 1867, U. S. Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska with the Russian Empire.

In 1867, US Secretary of State William H. Seward, during the administration of President Andrew Johnson, had negotiated the Alaska Purchase from Russia.

It is named for then-Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia.

The most positive accomplishment during his Administration was the purchase of Alaska from Russia, though this was probably due more to the efforts of William H. Seward than President Johnson.

When asked what he considered to be his greatest achievement as Secretary of State, Seward replied " The purchase of Alaska — but it will take the people a generation to find it out ".

William Seward is generally known today for his purchase of Alaska-" Seward's Folly "-in 1867.

The purchase, made at the initiative of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward, gained of new territory.

Many Republicans scoffed at “ Seward ’ s folly ,” although their criticism appears to have been based less on the merits of the purchase than on their hostility to Johnson and to Seward as Johnson ’ s political ally.

But in June 1868, after Johnson ’ s impeachment trial was over, Stoeckl and Seward revived the campaign for the Alaska purchase.

In 1861, American President Abraham Lincoln ordered his Secretary of State, William Henry Seward ( who was later to purchase the Russian Territory of Alaska for the US in 1867 ), to meet with the Mexican charge d ’ affaires Matias Romero to explore the possibility of purchasing the island of Cozumel for the purpose of relocating freed American slaves offshore.

At the instigation of U. S. Secretary of State William Seward, the United States Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $ 7, 200, 000 on 9 April 1867, and the United States flag was raised on 18 October of that same year ( now called Alaska Day ).

It is said that the supposed posting was a reward for his performance as personal representative of Secretary William H. Seward during the negotiations for the purchase of Alaska.

" Having argued for taking American possession of vulnerable but useful places such as the Danish West Indies, Samaná, Panama, and Hawaii, Seward oversaw the annexation of only one, that of the Brook Islands in 1867.

When Lincoln won the nomination, Seward loyally supported him and made a long speaking tour of the West in the autumn of 1860.

" Settled by the 1830s, Long Lake was isolated, except by water, until William Seward Webb's Mohawk and Malone Railway was built through what was then known as Long Lake West in 1892.