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William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (died 1857)

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William L. Marcy

American lawyer, politician, and judge (1786–1857)

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…
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United States Secretary of State

Head of the US Department of State

The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State.
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December 12

Day of the year

December 12 is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.
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