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William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State (born 1786)

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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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