The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Born in Florida, N. May IH, 1801. Entered UnionCollege, 1818. Admitted to the bar, 1822. Elected aState Senator, 1831. Defeated for Governor, Governor, 183S ; re-elected 1840, declining athird term, 1812. Canvassed the Stale for Henry Clay1S44, but devoted the most of the period 1843-49 to hisextensive legal practice. Elected U. S. Senator, 1849 ;re-elected ,5. Appointed Secretary of Stale by Pres-ident Lincoln, immediately after his flst re
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . WILLIAM H. SEWARD. Born in Florida, N. May IH, 1801. Entered UnionCollege, 1818. Admitted to the bar, 1822. Elected aState Senator, 1831. Defeated for Governor, Governor, 183S ; re-elected 1840, declining athird term, 1812. Canvassed the Stale for Henry Clay1S44, but devoted the most of the period 1843-49 to hisextensive legal practice. Elected U. S. Senator, 1849 ;re-elected ,5. Appointed Secretary of Stale by Pres-ident Lincoln, immediately after his flst retained the important post tbioughout the the time of Mr. Lincolns ar-sassmation. Mr. Sewardwas brntally assaulted. Rcliied from Cabinet serviceMarch. 1869. Made a lour around the world . Oct. 10, EDWIN M. STANTON. Born In Steubenville, Dec. 19,1S14. Graduate atKenvon Colleiie 18*!. Admitted lo the bar. ISih. In1847he removed bis family to Pittsburg. Pa., thoughretaining an oiUce in Steubenville. His business be-fore the U. S. Supreme Court became so large, that hewas compelled to remove to Washington, J).C.,in Attorney-General of the T. S. Dec. 1860,retiring March 4. 1861. Appointed Secretary of WarJan. 11,1862. He was retained in the Cabinet of Presi-dent Jol, until Aug. 18i>7, when he was 8USI>ended,after peremptorily refusing to resign. This action iedto the impeachment proceedings of IStiS. He resignedafter the acciuittal of the President. Appointed Asso-ciate Justice U. S. Supreme Court by President Grant, afew d-iys befoie his death, Dec. 24, 1869.
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