Kristi, I'm pretty sure the Seward in question was William H. Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State.
Some noteworthy information on Seward: He was Lincoln's chief rival for the Republican Party's nomination for President in 1860. During the Civil War, his diplomatic efforts were credited for keeping Great Britain from recognizing and supporting the Confederacy. Seward was also wounded by an assassin on the night Lincoln was killed. In 1867 (under then President Andrew Johnson) Seward negotiated the deal to purchase Alaska from the Russians - a deal that was at the time derisively referred to as "Seward's Folly." -Paul Rohlfing Currently in Bethesda, Maryland (formerly Linden Hills and Lyndale) [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: "Kristi B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Mpls] Who Was Seward? >Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:28:37 -0500 > >Hello: > >After whom was the Seward neighborhood named? What is the history of the >the name & neighborhood? > >Thank you kindly, >KLB _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
