William L. Marcy ✓
(1786–1857)
jurist
United States
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William L. Marcy (1786–1857) was a United States jurist.
About William L. Marcy
William Learned Marcy was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as U.S. Senator, the eleventh Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of War and the twenty-first U.S. Secretary of State. In the latter office, he negotiated the Gadsden Purchase, the last major acquisition of land in the contiguous United States.
Notable works:
A traditional account of the life of Tammany
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