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December 12, 1786
William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (died 1857)
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.
United States Secretary 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.
December 12
December 12 is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.