USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lincoln Cabinet, 1861 Smith, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, President Lincoln, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Secretary of War Simon Cameron, Attorney General Edward Bates, and Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles.

Detailed explanation-2: -William Henry Seward was appointed Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln on March 5, 1861, and served until March 4, 1869. Seward carefully managed international affairs during the Civil War and also negotiated the 1867 purchase of Alaska. Seward was born in Florida, New York on May 16, 1801.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secretary of State in Lincoln’s Cabinet, William H. Seward was the Senator from New York (Whig, Republican, 1849-61) who was the leading candidate for Republican presidential nomination in 1860.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shortly after the election Abraham Lincoln selected William Seward as his Secretary of State. They became friends regardless of their differences and Seward became an integral part of Lincoln’s presidency bringing the experience the president lacked.