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	Samuel Swayze Seward (1768-1849) — also known as Samuel S. Seward — of Orange County, N.Y. Born December 5, 1768. Physician; member of New York state assembly from Orange County, 1803-04. Died August 24, 1849 (age 80 years, 262 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Seward (1730-1797) and Mary (Swayze) Seward (1733-1816); married to Mary Jennings (1769-1845); father of William Henry Seward (1801-1872); grandfather of Frederick William Seward, Carolne Cornelia Canfield (1834-1922; who married John Lawrence Schoolcraft), William Henry Seward, Jr. and George Frederick Seward; great-grandfather of Frederick Whittlesey Seward, Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Orlando Kellogg and Walter Harrison Blodget.   Political families: Seward family of New York; Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article
	Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) — also known as Henry R. Schoolcraft — of Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Mich. Born in Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., March 28, 1793. Glassmaker; geologist; U.S. Indian Agent, 1822-41; member Michigan territorial council from Brown, Chippewa, Crawford and Michilimackinac counties, 1828-31. Died in Washington, D.C., December 10, 1864 (age 71 years, 257 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Lawrence Schoolcraft (1757-1840) and Margaret Anna Barbara (Rowe) Schoolcraft (1759-1832); married, October 12, 1823, to Jane Johnston (1800-1842); married, January 12, 1847, to Mary Howard (1820-1878); uncle of John Lawrence Schoolcraft (1804-1860) and Richard Updike Sherman; granduncle of James Schoolcraft Sherman and James Teller Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed of Peter P. Schoolcraft.   Political families: Seward family of New York; Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   Schoolcraft County, Mich. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	William Henry Seward (1801-1872) — also known as William H. Seward — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., May 16, 1801. Lawyer; co-founded (with Thurlow Weed), the Albany Evening Journal newspaper in 1830; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1831-34; Governor of New York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834; U.S. Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860; U.S. Secretary of State, 1861-69; as Secretary of State in 1867, he made a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska; critics dubbed the territory "Seward's Folly". Survived an assassination attempt on April 14, 1865 (the same night Abraham Lincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John Wilkes Booth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne was arrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 16, 1872 (age 71 years, 153 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Volunteer Park, Seattle, Wash.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Swayze Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward (1769-1845); married to Frances Adeline Miller (1805-1865); father of Frederick William Seward and William Henry Seward, Jr.; uncle of Caroline Cornelia Canfield (1834-1922; who married John Lawrence Schoolcraft) and George Frederick Seward (1840-1910); granduncle of Frederick Whittlesey Seward, Jr..   Political family: Seward family of New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   Cross-reference: George W. Jones — Samuel J. Barrows — Frederick W. Seward — Elias P. Pellet   Seward counties in Kan. and Neb. are named for him.   Seward Mountain, in the Adirondack Mountains, Franklin County, New York, is named for him.   Other politicians named for him: W. Seward Whittlesey — W. H. Seward Thomson — William S. Shanahan   Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the $50 U.S. Treasury note in the 1890s.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about William H. Seward: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln — Walter Stahr, Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Walter Stahr, Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Michael Burgan, William Henry Seward : Senator and Statesman (for young readers)   Image source: New York Public Library
	John Lawrence Schoolcraft (1804-1860) — also known as John L. Schoolcraft — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Guilderland, Albany County, N.Y., September 22, 1804. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1849-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856, 1860. Died in St. Catherines, Ontario, July 7, 1860 (age 55 years, 289 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Maria Catherine (McKinney) Schoolcraft and John Schoolcraft (1782-1809); married, August 6, 1853, to Caroline Cornelia Canfield (1834-1922; niece of William Henry Seward; granddaughter of Samuel Swayze Seward); nephew of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft; first cousin of Richard Updike Sherman; first cousin once removed of James Schoolcraft Sherman and James Teller Schoolcraft (1855-1937); second cousin of Peter P. Schoolcraft.   Political family: Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Peter P. Schoolcraft (1814-1897) — of Wright town, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in New York, December 24, 1814. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1864. Died May 11, 1897 (age 82 years, 138 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Ira Schoolcraft (1787-1853) and Eva Catherina (Settle) Schoolcraft; married 1835 to Christina Becker (1815-1898); first cousin once removed of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864); second cousin of John Lawrence Schoolcraft and Richard Updike Sherman; second cousin once removed of James Schoolcraft Sherman and James Teller Schoolcraft.   Political family: Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
	Richard Updike Sherman (1819-1895) — also known as Richard U. Sherman — of New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Vernon, Oneida County, N.Y., June 26, 1819. Newspaper publisher; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1857, 1875-76; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Died in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., February 21, 1895 (age 75 years, 240 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Willett Helme Shearman (1792-1868) and Catherine Ann (Schoolcraft) Shearman (1797-1834); married to Mary Frances Sherman (1822-1896); father of James Schoolcraft Sherman; nephew of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864); first cousin of John Lawrence Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed of James Teller Schoolcraft; second cousin of Peter P. Schoolcraft.   Political family: Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912) — also known as James S. Sherman; "Sunny Jim" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 24, 1855. Republican. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1884-86; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District 1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892; Vice President of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Christian Reformed. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 30, 1912 (age 57 years, 6 days). Entombed at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of Richard Updike Sherman and Mary Frances (Sherman) Sherman (1822-1896); married to Carrie Babcock (1856-1931); grandnephew of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864); first cousin once removed of John Lawrence Schoolcraft; second cousin of James Teller Schoolcraft; second cousin once removed of Peter P. Schoolcraft.   Political family: Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Teller Schoolcraft (1855-1937) — also known as J. Teller Schoolcraft — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., May 31, 1855. Lawyer; postmaster at Schenectady, N.Y., 1894-98; mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1914-15. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 12, 1937 (age 81 years, 257 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.   Relatives: Son of William Banker Schoolcraft (1826-1896) and Magdalene (Teller) Schoolcraft (1832-1876); married, May 5, 1879, to Elizabeth Dickinson (1859-1919); grandnephew of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864); first cousin once removed of John Lawrence Schoolcraft and Richard Updike Sherman; second cousin of James Schoolcraft Sherman; second cousin once removed of Peter P. Schoolcraft.   Political family: Schoolcraft-Seward family of New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial