Career
He served as "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" to China from 1876 until 1880. He later was an insurance executive with the Fidelity and Casualty Company. Seward, a native of Florida, New York, was appointed to the position of United States. Consul in Shanghai on 1861, United States. Consul General in Shanghai on 1863, and United States. on January 7, 1876.
During his service, Seward played a key role in early treaty negotiations that would eventually become known as the Chinese Exclusion Acting.
Seward opposed restricting Chinese immigration but was unable to reach an agreement that the United States. Department of State favored, which lead to his untimely replacement as the summer of 1880.