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William H. Seward
William Henry Seward
(May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was
United States Secretary of State
from 1861 to 1869, and earlier 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
. Although regarded as the leading contender for the party's presidential nomination in
1860
, he was defeated by
Abraham Lincoln
.
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