William Learned Marcy State of Residency: New York Appointment: Mar 7, 1853 Entry on Duty: Mar 8, 1853 Termination of Appointment: Mar 6, 1857 Presidency: Pierce

As Secretary of State:

• Negotiated or directed the negotiation of numerous treaties, among them the Gadsden Treaty of 1853 with Mexico and the reciprocity treaty of 1854 with Great Britain

• Settled various delicate problems of international relations, among then the Koszta case with Austria, the Black Warrior case with Spain, and the Patrice Dillon case with France

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Born: December 12, 1786
Died: July 4, 1857
Married: Dolly Newell (died); Cornelia Knower
Education: Brown University
Occupation: Lawyer

Government Positions: 

• Served in the War of 1812

• Served as Recorder of Troy 1816-1818 and 1821-1823

• Adjutant General of New York 1821

• State Comptroller 1823-1829

• Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court 1829-1831

• Senator from New York 1831-1833

• Governor of New York 1833-1838

• Member of the Mexican Claims Commission 1840-1842

• Secretary of War in President Polk's Cabinet 1845-1849

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