Date of Award
6-19-1962
Degree Type
Master's Essay - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Frank Klement
Abstract
Abraham Lincoln's choice of William Henry, Seward for his Secretary of State was a matter of political expediency. It was well known in both Democratic and Republican circles that Seward had fully expected to be elected President of the United States on the Republican ticket in 1860, and his personal disappointment at not receiving the nomination at the Party convention in Chicago was intense. Likewise was it cowmen knowledge that many Republicans felt Mr. Lincoln to be inadequate for the job, lacking the political finesse vital to his position in the arty and to his Office.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Mary Margretine, "Secretary of State William H. Seward and Diplomatic Questions of the Civil War Years" (1962). Master's Essays (1922 - ). 2139.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/essays/2139
Comments
A Master's Essay submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin