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William H. Seward
| 16 MAY 1801 | born in Florida, Orange Co, NY |
| 1820 | NY, Schenectady, Union College |
| 1831-1834 | NY, State Senator |
| 1839-1842 | NY, Governor |
| 1849-1861 | NY, US Senator |
| 1861-1869 | USA, Cabinet Secretary |
| 10 OCT 1872 | died in Auburn, Cayuga Co, NY, about age 71. |
| land agent, lawyer | |
As a general truth, communities prosper and flourish, or droop and decline, in just the degree that they practise or neglect to practise the primary duties of justice and humanity.
