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Birth
Seward is born in Florida, New York -
Seward attends Union College
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Seward briefly leaves college to become a teacher in Georgia
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Seward graduates from Union College in Schenectady, NY
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Seward is admitted to the bar
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Seward marries Frances Miller
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Seward is elected to the New York Senate (Anti-Masonic party)
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Seward elected Governor of New York
Seward would go on to serve two-two year terms in office as a Whig -
Seward elected to U.S. Senate
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Seward travels Europe extensively
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Seward's bid for Republican nomination for election fails
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Seward appointed to U.S. Secretary of State
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Civil War Begins
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Civil War ends
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Alaskan purchase
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Seward leaves office following the inaguration of U.S. Grant
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Seward travels to the western U.S., Alaska, Mexico, the Far East, and Europe
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Seward returns to New York
After a lengthy trip across the globe, Seward returned home to his homestead in New York -
Death
Seward dies