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William L. Marcy

1786 - 1857

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William Learned Marcy (December 12, 1786 – July 4, 1857) 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. Born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Marcy established a legal practice in Troy, New York, after graduating from Brown University. He fought in the War of 1812, as an ensign, first lieutenant and captain in the 155th New York Infantry Regiment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William L. Marcy is the 15,584th most popular politician (up from 15,952nd in 2019), the 8,452nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,890th in 2019) and the 643rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, William L. Marcy ranks 15,584 out of 19,576. Before him are Pandeli Evangjeli, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Gabriel París Gordillo, Walter Lübcke, Ivar Lykke, and Klaus Töpfer. After him are Helen of Zadar, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Amlaíb Cuarán, Andrew Cuomo, Ilinka Mitreva, and Buta Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1786, William L. Marcy ranks 59. Before him are Wilhelm Gesenius, José Joaquín Prieto, Henry Bishop, Rudolph Schadow, Louis McLane, and José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno. After him is Walter Forward. Among people deceased in 1857, William L. Marcy ranks 58. Before him are Elisha Kent Kane, Johann Georg Hiedler, Stefano Franscini, Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, Karol Kurpiński, and Louis McLane. After him are Vasily Perovsky, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, and David Thompson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William L. Marcy ranks 8,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Mitzi Gaynor (1931), Michael Stonebraker (1943), Evan Stone (1964), James Stafford (1932), Erik King (1963), and William Chittick (1943). After him are Julie Bowen (1970), Jared Martin (1941), June Lockhart (1925), Tom Lehrer (1928), Mike D'Antoni (1951), and George Murdock (1897).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, William L. Marcy ranks 643. Before him are Whitney Smith (1940), Hamilton Fish (1808), Robert Bacon (1860), Henry Dearborn (1751), Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), and George Pataki (1945). After him are Andrew Cuomo (1957), John Morton (1725), Dave Loebsack (1952), Norman Mineta (1931), Ed Royce (1951), and Giorgos Kaminis (1954).

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