Lincoln had nominated William Seward as Secretary of State. The Senate confirmed the nomination and Seward became the Union's Secretary of State.
He was William Seward from New York. Lincoln made him Secretary of State and he continued in the office under President Andrew Johnson. Skeptics referred to Alaska as Seward's folly and Seward's icebox.
William Seward
Secretary of State William Seward.
William Howard Seward.
William Seward.
William H. Seward
Secretary of State William Seward.
Secretary of State William Seward.
Secretary of State William Seward.
Seward's Icebox was a nickname given to Alaska after Secretary of State William Henry Seward bought it from Russia. The purchase was also nicknamed "Seward's Folly".
William H. Seward