William Learned Marcy

Born: 12/12/1786 (Southbridge, MA)
Died: 07/04/1857 (Ballston Spa, NY)

Political Party:
Whig, Democrat

Demographics:
Male; Caucasian

Profession:
Politician, Lawyer, Jurist

Military Service:
War of 1812 (1812-1815)

Military Appointments:
State Militia, NY, Captain, Volunteer, 155th Regiment, New York (1812)

Political Positions:
Adjutant General, State Militia, NY (1821 - 1823);
State Comptroller, NY (1823);
Judge, NY, State Supreme Court (1829 - 1831);
U.S. Senate, NY, Chair, Judiciary Committee (1831 - 1833);
Governor, NY (1833 - 1839);
Commissioner of Mexican Claims (1839 - 1842);
U.S. Secretary of War (1845 - 1849);
U.S. Secretary of State (1853 - 1857)

Education:
Brown University (1808)

Professional Details:
Admitted to New York Bar (1811); Marcy & Lane Law Practice, Troy, NY (1818-1823); Troy Budget Newspaper, Editor

Family:
m. Dolly Newell (27-Sep-1812); m2. Cornelia Knower (1825)

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