William L. Marcy

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William L. Marcy

William Learned Marcy (born December 12, 1786 in Sturbridge , Massachusetts , † July 4, 1857 in Ballston Spa , New York ) was an American politician . He belonged first to the Democratic Republican Party and later to the Democratic Party .

William Marcy went to school in Newport , Rhode Island , and studied law at Brown University in Providence . After his admission to the bar in 1811, he worked in the profession in Troy and served in the War of 1812 . His first public office he held as recorder ( recorder ) of the city of Troy from 1816 to 1818; another term followed from 1821 to 1823. He also acted there as budget director. From 1823 to 1829 he was New York State Comptroller ; then he was a judge at the New York Supreme Court (until 1831).

From March 4, 1831, Marcy sat in the United States Senate , where he was a member of the Justice Committee . He resigned on January 1, 1833, after being elected Governor of New York. He held this post until 1839. He then worked on the Mexican Claims Commission until 1842 , before President James K. Polk appointed him to his cabinet as Secretary of War in 1845 , which he remained until the end of Polk's tenure in March 1849. As a result, he practiced again as a lawyer until he rejoined the government under President Franklin Pierce in March 1853 - this time as Secretary of State . He died on July 4, 1857, just a few months after the end of his term as foreign minister. Lewis Cass was his successor .

literature

  • John Muldowny: William L. Marcy. In: Edward S. Mihalkanin (Ed.): American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell . Greenwood Publishing 2004, ISBN 978-0-313-30828-4 , pp. 348-350.

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personal data
SURNAME Marcy, William L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marcy, William Learned (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Sturbridge , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1857
Place of death Ballston Spa , New York