He was the best-known Republican in the country at that time: Senator William Seward of New York.

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Lincoln chose William Seward as secretary of state, Salmon Chase as Treasury secretary, Gideon Welles as Navy secretary and Montgomery Blair as postmaster general.

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Four days later, Senator William Seward of New York rose to speak.

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New York governor William Seward and national hero John C.

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