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Biography

Senator and Representative from Pennsylvania 

Senator between 1824 and 1831 
Representative between 1843-1844
Appointed Secretary of War by President John Tyler in 1844, served in that potion until 1845. 

Mentioned in 18440227FMS_AHS
(An FMS transcription of a WHS letter) 
WHS writes, and FMS transcribes: 
"That resignation I insist upon your making, if you do not I shall at once make it for you by writing to the Secretary of War"

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 27, 1844

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Senator and Representative from Pennsylvania Senator between 1824 and 1831 Representative between 1843-1844 Appointed Secretary of War by President John Tyler in 1844, served in that potion until 1845. Mentioned in 18440227FMS_AHS (An FMS transcription of a WHS letter) WHS writes, and FMS transcribes: "That resignation I insist upon your making, if you do not I shall at once make it for you by writing to the Secretary of War"
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