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Andrew Johnson and William H. Seward
Andrew Johnson and William H. Seward
Deaths of Andrew Johnson and William Henry Seward
William Henry Seward
William Seward
The births of Johnson and Seward
~ William Henry Seward died on the date of October 10, 1872.
~Seward died at the age of 71.
~Andrew Johnson died on the date of December 29, 1875.
~Johnson died at the age of 66.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Seward
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Death_of_Andrew_Johnson.htm
~12th Governor of New York. (1839 - 1842)
~United States Senator from New York. (1849 - 1861)
~24th United States Secretary of State. (1861 - 1869)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Seward
~ Was a politician for many many years
~ He was in the cabinet with Lincoln
~ Even after Lincoln died he served as the secretary of the state.
http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/seward-william-henry
May 16th, 1801 - William Henry Seward was born.
Was born in Florida.
December 29th, 1808 - Andrew Johnson was born
Was born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1801 - 1808
1872 - 1875
Andrew Johnson
Johnson's path to presidency.
Andrew Johnson was never elected president!!! He was seceded! When Lincoln was declared dead, Johnson was sworn in to office as the official 17th president of the United States. With every word he had sworn, he then took the complete power as a president.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Andrew_Johnson.htm
~On April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, in Ford's Theater.
~Johnson was planned to be assassinated also, yet his assassin never showed up.
~While Lincoln lied dead, Johnson was sworn in as 17th President of the United States.
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3452
~ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st district. (1843 - 1853)
~15th Governor of Tennessee. (1853 - 1857)
~Military Governor of Tennessee. (1862 - 1865)
~ United States Senator from Tennessee. (1875 - 1875)
~16th Vice President of the United States. (1865 - 1865)
~17th President of United States. (1865 - 1869)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson
Andrew Johnson's presidency
Johnson took the role of the 17th president on the date of April 15th 1865. Following his presidency he announced his idea of Reconstruction. Which had an idea of "rebuilding" the south.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction