Assembly Resolution 443 commemorates the 224th birthday of William H. Seward, a former New York State Senator, Governor, U.S.

Assembly Resolution 443 commemorates the 224th birthday of William H. Seward, who was born in Florida on May 16, 1801, and died in Auburn, New York, on October 12, 1872. Seward served in numerous leadership capacities, including New York Senator, New York Governor, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State for both the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. He was instrumental in the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation and offered his home in Auburn as a stop on the Underground Railroad. In 1867, Seward acquired Alaska for the United States from Russia.

Assembly Resolution 443 commemorates the 224th birthday of William H. Seward, a former New York State Senator, Governor, U.S.

Assembly Resolution 443 commemorates the 224th birthday of William H. Seward, who was born in Florida on May 16, 1801, and died in Auburn, New York, on October 12, 1872. Seward served in numerous leadership capacities, including New York Senator, New York Governor, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of State for both the Lincoln and Johnson administrations. He was instrumental in the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation and offered his home in Auburn as a stop on the Underground Railroad. In 1867, Seward acquired Alaska for the United States from Russia.