Frances Adeline Seward | |
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First Lady of New York | |
In role January 1, 1839 – December 31, 1842 | |
Preceded by | Dolly Newell Marcy |
Succeeded by | Catharine Lawyer Bouck |
Personal details | |
Born | Frances Adeline Miller September 25, 1805 Cayuga County, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 21, 1865 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 59)
Spouse | |
Children | 5, including Augustus, Frederick, William Jr., and Frances |
Residence | William H. Seward House |
Education | Troy Female Seminary |
Frances Adeline Seward (née Miller; September 25, 1805 – June 21, 1865) was the First Lady of New York and the wife of William Henry Seward, a senator in the New York legislature, Governor of New York, a senator from New York and United States Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln.