1. 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: Seward, William Henry Seward]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
William Henry Seward
n 1: 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: Seward,
William Henry Seward]