William Augustus Sackett
- Given Name
- William Augustus
- Surname
- Sackett
- Birth Date
- November 18, 1811
- Death Date
- September 6, 1895
- Profession
- Lawyer
- Spouse(s)
- Charlotte Sackett
- Marriage Date
- 1847
- Biographical Information
- A Representative from New York. He was born in Cayuga County and attended private schools, including Aurora Academy. He moved to Seneca Falls in 1831 to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1834, where he began his first practice. He was elected as a Whig for the 31st and 32nd Congresses (1849-1853), after which he moved back to Seneca Falls to continue practicing law. In 1857 he moved to Saratoga Springs. He married three times during his life. He was "a Republican lawyer appointed by Lincoln to the office of Registrar in Bankruptcy (which lent him the title of judge)."
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Last modified March 26, 2014. Accessed on March 26, 2014.
- Website. Last modified March 26, 2014. Accessed on March 26, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Website. Last modified March 26, 2014. Accessed on March 26, 2014.
- Citation(s) for Death Information:
- Website. Last modified March 26, 2014. Accessed on March 26, 2014.
- Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1864
- Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 6, 1862
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1855
- Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, November 6, 1838
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1842
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, June 14, 1843
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 26, 1849
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 10, 1850
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 19, 1850
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1852
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 25, 1852
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 7, 1856
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 12, 1859
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 28, 1861
- Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 28, 1861
- Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, April 28, 1861