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William L. Marcy

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Gender Male
Death166 years ago
Date of birth December 12,1786
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Sturbridge
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died July 4,1857
DiedBallston Spa
New York
United States
GovernorJoseph C. Yates
DeWitt Clinton
Nathaniel Pitcher
Martin Van Buren
SpouseDolly Newell
Previous offices NY
BooksThe Politics of Cocaine: How U. S. Foreign Policy Has Created a Thriving Drug Industry in Central and South America
Job Lawyer
Judge
Politician
NationalityAmerican
Latest noncurrent party Democratic Party
Place of burialAlbany Rural Cemetery, New York, United States
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William Learned Marcy was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State. In the latter office, he negotiated the Gadsden Purchase, the last major acquisition of land in the continental United States.

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