Seward is the name of:
People
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Seward (surname) Seward is a surname of Old English origin.
Notables of this name include
* Adam Seward (born 1982), National Football League player
* Albert Seward (1863–1941), British botanist and geologist, winner of the 1934 Darwin Medal
* Alec Seward (1901†...
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William Seward Burroughs I
William Seward Burroughs I (January 28, 1857 – September 14, 1898) was an American inventor born in Rochester, New York.
Life and career
Personal life
Burroughs was the son of a mechanic and worked with machines throughout his childhood. ...
(1857–1898), inventor of adding machine
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William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular cultur ...
(1914–1997), American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer
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John Seward Johnson II
John Seward Johnson II (April 16, 1930 – March 10, 2020), also known as J. Seward Johnson Jr. and Seward Johnson, was an American artist known for ''trompe-l'œil'' painted bronze statues. He was a grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, the co-found ...
(born 1930), American sculptor
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William S. Burroughs, Jr. (1947–1981), author and son of the above
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Seward Collins
Seward Bishop Collins (April 22, 1899 – December 8, 1952) was an American New York socialite and publisher. By the end of the 1920s, he was a self-described " fascist".
Biography
Collins was born in Syracuse, New York to Irish Catholic par ...
(1899–1952), publisher of ''The American Review'', prominent pre–World War II proponent of fascism
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Seward Smith, American politician, associate justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court
Places
United States
Counties
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Seward County, Kansas
Seward County (standard abbreviation: SW) is a county of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 21,964. The largest city and county seat is Liberal. The county was formed on March 20, 1873 and named after Wi ...
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Seward County, Nebraska
Seward County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,750. Its county seat is Seward. The county was formed in 1855, and was organized in 1867. It was originally called Greene County, ...
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Seward, Alaska
Seward (Alutiiq: ;Â Dena'ina: ''Tl'ubugh'') is an incorporated home rule city in Alaska, United States. Located on Resurrection Bay, a fjord of the Gulf of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula, Seward is situated on Alaska's southern coast, approxima ...
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Seward, Illinois
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Seward Township, Kendall County, Illinois
Seward Township occupies the 6 mile square in southeast corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,455 and it contained 1,451 housing units.
History
Franklin was the original name of Seward Township. On Novembe ...
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Seward Township, Winnebago County, Illinois
Seward Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Loui ...
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Seward, Kansas
Seward is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 41.
History
Seward was named for William H. Seward. A post office was opened in Seward in 1878, and remained in operation unt ...
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Seward Township, Minnesota
Seward Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.7 sq ...
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Seward, Nebraska
Seward is a city and county seat of Seward County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,964 at the 2010 census. Seward is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is known for its large Fourth of July (Independ ...
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Seward, New York
Seward is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census. The town is named after senator, governor, and secretary of state William H. Seward.
The Town of Seward is in the northwestern part of ...
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Seward, North Carolina
Seward is an unincorporated community in western Forsyth County, North Carolina
Forsyth County is located in the northwest Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 382,590, making it the fourth ...
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Seward, Pennsylvania
Seward is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was four hundred and ninety-five at the time of the 2010 census.
It is also one of three communities within the county to utilize the 814 area code, along w ...
Others
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Seward Highway
The Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends from Seward to Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest, Turnagain Arm, and Kenai Mountains. The Seward H ...
, Alaska
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Seward Peninsula
The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska whose westernmost point is Cape Prince of Wales. The peninsula projects about into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi S ...
, Alaska
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Seward, Minneapolis
The Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, is geographically southeast of downtown, consisting of the land bordered by the Hiawatha Avenue industrial district to the west, Minneapolis Midtown Greenway (between E. 27th St. an ...
, a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Seward Lake
Seward Lake is a small lake in Otsego County, New York. It is located west of Schenevus. Seward Lake drains west via an unnamed stream into Schenevus Creek
The Schenevus Creek is a river located in southern Otsego County, New York. The creek flo ...
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Seward Mountain (New York)
Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point.
Seward Mtn. is named after William H. Seward (1801–1872), Governor of New York (1839–1842), and United States Secretary of State (1861–1 ...
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Seward Park (disambiguation) Seward Park may refer to:
* Seward Park (Manhattan), a park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, named after William H. Seward
* Seward Park (Seattle), a park in Seattle, Washington
* Seward Park, Seattle
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Seward High School (disambiguation) Seward High School can refer to:
* Seward High School (Alaska) in Seward, Alaska
*Seward High School (Nebraska)
Seward is a city and county seat of Seward County, Nebraska, Seward County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,964 at the ...
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Seward Plantation
The Seward Plantation is a historic site built in 1855, a Southern plantation-turned-ranch located in Independence, Texas. The Seward Plantation has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 29, 2013. It was documented ...
, a Southern plantation in Independence, Texas
World
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Seward Mountains (disambiguation) Seward Mountains may refer to:
* Seward Mountains (Antarctica)
* Seward Mountains (Alaska)
* Seward Mountain (New York)
Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point.
Seward Mtn. is name ...
, various places
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Sewards End
Sewards End is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. Its area is 1211 acres. It is set in the rolling countryside of north west Essex. The village's village hall is two miles east of the centre of Saffron Wal ...
, a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England
Other uses
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Seward Trunk Co., an American luggage company
See also
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Siward (disambiguation) Siward may refer to:
* Synardus or Siward (12th-century), king of Götaland
* Siward (Abbot of Abingdon) (died 1048), Bishop of St. Martins
* Siward, Earl of Northumbria (died 1055), Anglo-Scandinavian earl of Northumbria (also portrayed as a chara ...
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