William Henry Seward, Jr.
| William Henry Seward, Jr. | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 18, 1839 Auburn, New York |
| Died | April 29, 1920 (aged 80) Auburn, New York |
| Resting place | Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Janet MacNeil Watson |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
William H. Seward Frances Adeline Miller |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands | 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Henry Seward, Jr. (June 18, 1839 – April 29, 1920) was an American banker and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the youngest son of William Henry Seward, Sr., the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
Seward was born in Auburn, New York. His father, William Henry Seward, Sr., had just taken office as Governor of New York when he was born, and his mother, Frances Adeline Seward, was the daughter of Judge Elijah Miller, a law partner of Seward who had built the family home in Auburn in 1816. His elder brothers were Augustus Henry Seward, a brevet colonel in the Paymaster Corps, and Frederick William Seward, who served as Assistant Secretary of State to his father.
Educated at home, Seward became interested in finance and later started a partnership with Clinton McDougall, was private secretary to his father, then a U.S. Senator from New York, in 1860, and opened a private bank in Auburn in 1861. He left banking on August 22, 1862 to join the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War.
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