WILLIAM H. SEWARD.; Mr. Seward and His Diplomacy His Services to the Country and His Positionin History. Share full article. Oct. 27, 1865.

As it happened, Walker had heard wrong: Neither Iceland nor Greenland was for sale. Nor would they ever be. Congress, which was still digesting Seward’s purchase of Alaska, didn’t like Walker ...

Seward, Mrs. W. H., Wife Secretary of State. Mrs. SEWARD was, in the highest sense, the companion, counselor and friend to whom her husband turned and upon whom he relied on all occasions.

The possibility of the United States acquiring Greenland has been kicking around Washington for so long that William Seward had the State Department commission a report on the topic (as well as ...

William Henry Seward, the man who engineered the nation’s purchase of Alaska in 1867 and who served as Secretary of State from 1861-1869, was born in Florida, N.Y. on May 16, 1801.

Trump, believe it or not, isn’t the first president or elected U.S. official to propose buying Greenland. William Seward, the Secretary of State responsible for purchasing Alaska from Russia in ...

President Trump isn’t the first U.S. politician to be interested in Greenland — not by a long shot. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. ... William H. Seward.