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William H. Seward (1801‒72) was a prominent politician who represented the state of New York in the United States Senate from 1849 to 1861. He helped to found the Republican Party and eventually became secretary of state to President Abraham Lincoln and emerged as Lincoln’s closest cabinet adviser. Seward was an opponent of slavery and a critic of European monarchy. He also believed that the United States was destined to rule in North America and beyond, bringing prosperity and enlightenment to wherever American power held sway. The Destiny ...