[DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward - Wikipedia [PAR] William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801  October 10, 1872) was United States 
Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New 
York and United States Senator. ... He became educated as a lawyer, moving to 
the Central New York town of Auburn. Seward was elected to the New York State 
Senate... [DOC] [TLE] William Seward - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] An ardent abolitionist, Seward later served as New York's 12th governor and ... 
Johnson and in 1867 negotiated the purchase of Alaska from the Russians. ... In 
1867 U.S. Secretary of State William Seward successfully negotiated the 
purchase of ... Whig Party but was soundly defeated when he ran for governor of 
New York... [DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward - The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson [PAR] William Henry Seward was born in Florida, New York, the son of a wealthy ... He 
first became active in politics with the Anti-Mason party, then by ... when the state 
legislature choose him to represent New York in the U. S. Senate, ... negotiated 
the annexation of the Midway Islands and the purchase of Alaska, both in 1867. [DOC] [TLE] William Henry Seward (1801 - 1872) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Nov 12, 2014 ... First Name ... Death: Died October 16, 1872 in Auburn, New York, United States 
... William Henry Seward, Gov., Sen., Sec. of State in Sullivan County Union .... 
Johnson's Secretary of State, he engineered the purchase of Alaska from ... was 
named the Whig party candidate for Governor of New York, but lost... [DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward - United States History [PAR] The role of William H. Seward in the history of the United States of America. ... 
rise as an opponent of the prevailing Jacksonian views of the dayfirst as a 
supporter of ... He served in the New York state assembly from 1830 to 1834, and 
later was elected ... In 1867, he completed the purchase of Alaska and shortly 
thereafter... [DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Oct 21, 2016 ... 24th United States Secretary of State ... In 1838, he was elected Governor of New 
York, serving for two terms until ... He was elected United States Senator as a 
Whig in 1848 and ... He fought for the U.S. purchase of Alaska, which he finally ... 
Speech of William H. Seward, in the Senate of the United States,... [DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward (1801-1872) - The Latin Library [PAR] In 1838 he won election as the first Whig Party governor of New York and was ... 
and continued to serve as Secretary of State for President Andrew Johnson. 
During this administration, the United States purchased the Alaska Territory from
... [DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward | United States government official | Britannica.com [PAR] U.S. politician, an antislavery activist in the Whig and Republican parties before 
the American Civil War and secretary of state from 1861 to 1869 ... He is also 
remembered for the purchase of Alaska in 1867referred to at that time as 
Seward's Folly ... Under this banner Seward served as governor of New York for 
four years... [DOC] [TLE] William Henry Seward - Dictionary definition of William Henry ... [PAR] Seward remained in his position as secretary of state through the first years of ... 
his generous policies toward the South and negotiated the purchase of Alaska ... 
In 1834, he ran for governor of New York as the Whig nominee, only to be ... In 
1849, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where his criticism of slavery intensified. [DOC] [TLE] William H. Seward - Civil War Trust [PAR] After graduating with honors he joined the New York state bar in 1821. ... The 
stage-coach accident was the first step in Seward's political career. ... to the 
newly formed Whig party but was narrowly defeated in a gubernatorial bid by 
Democratic .... Seward returned to continue as Secretary of State under Andrew 
Johnson. He... [DOC] [TLE] Cabinet and Vice Presidents: William H. Seward (1801-1872) - Mr ... [PAR] Secretary of State

Question: He was the first Whig governor of New York & as Johnson's Secretary of State purchased Alaska for the U.S.
Answer: Seward