The leader of the Conscience Whigs, he had the support of Thurlow Weed and Tammany Hall, though Horace Greeley's betrayal led to his defeat in the Republican National Convention of 1859.
This man defeated William Marcy to become governor of his state, and was previously a member of the Anti-Masonic party. He successfully appealed the conviction of William Freeman, and opposed the Fugitive Slave Act despite supporting Zachary Taylor. The leader of the Conscience Whigs, he had the support of Thurlow Weed and Tammany Hall, though Horace Greeley's betrayal led to his defeat in the Republican National Convention of 1859. For 10 points, name this governor of New York chosen by Abraham Lincoln as his Secretary of State, a man whose "folly" was the purchase of Alaska.
This man defeated William Marcy to become governor of his state, and was previously a member of the Anti-Masonic party.
William Henry {Seward}