What party was the namesake of the Seward neighborhood a member of?
William H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New York and United States Senator. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a dominant figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the American Civil War.
Frank St. John Sidway Frank St. John Sidway (December 15, 1869 - January 17, 1938), was a Buffalo, New York lawyer and National Guard leader. He also served as chairman of the Erie County Republican Party, and was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1914.