Seward’s Folly
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Seward's Folly — William Henry Seward (1801 1872) was born in Florida, Orange County, New York. He graduated from Union College in 1820, was admitted to the bar in 1822, and practiced law in Auburn, New York. After two terms as governor (1838 1842), he took… … Dictionary of eponyms
Seward’s Folly — nickname given Alaska in 1867 when Secretary of State William H Seward purchased the area from Russia for $7,200,000; also called Seward’s Polar Bear Garden … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Seward's Folly — noun the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑transaction, ↑dealing, ↑dealings * * * U.S. Hist. the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the… … Useful english dictionary
Seward's Folly — U.S. Hist. the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward. Cf. Alaska Purchase. [so called because Alaska was regarded as worthless land] * * * … Universalium
Seward's Folly — «причуда Сьюарда», «холодильник Сьюарда». Пренебрежительные прозвища Аляски, которая была куплена у России в 1867 г. по инициативе государственного секретаря Г. Сьюарда … Словарь топонимов США
Seward — is the name of a number of people and places:PeopleFamily name* Adam Seward (born 1982), National Football League player * Albert Charles Seward (1863 1941), British botanist and geologist, winner of the 1934 Darwin Medal * Anna Seward (1747… … Wikipedia
Seward, William H — ▪ United States government official born May 16, 1801, Florida, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 10, 1872, Auburn, N.Y. U.S. politician, an antislavery activist in the Whig and Republican parties before the American Civil War and secretary of state from… … Universalium
Seward — noun United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward s Folly) (1801 1872) • Syn: ↑William Henry Seward • Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol,… … Useful english dictionary
Seward,William Henry — Sew·ard (so͞oʹərd), William Henry. 1801 1872. American politician who as U.S. secretary of state (1861 1869) arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia (1867), a transaction long known as “Seward s Folly.” * * * … Universalium
Seward, William H(enry) — born May 16, 1801, Florida, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 10, 1872, Auburn, N.Y. U.S. politician. He served in the New York state senate (1830–34) and as governor (1839–43). In the U.S. Senate (1849–61), he was an antislavery leader in the Whig and… … Universalium
