William L. Marcy

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William L. Marcy was a prominent 19th-century American statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Governor of New York.

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William L. Marcy canonical 6
William Learned Marcy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
human
statesman
appointedBy Franklin Pierce
James K. Polk
birthDate 1786-12-12
birthPlace Southbridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
burialPlace Albany Rural Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1857-07-04
deathPlace Ballston Spa
surface form: Ballston Spa, New York
educatedAt Brown University
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Marcy
givenName William
honoredIn Marcy, New York
knownFor advocacy of the spoils system in American politics
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Learned
nativeLanguage English
notableQuote "To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy."
notableWork formulation of the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils"
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
officeEnd Governor of New York, 1839
United States Secretary of State, 1857
United States Secretary of War, 1849
officeStart Governor of New York, 1833
United States Secretary of State, 1853
United States Secretary of War, 1845
participantIn Mexican–American War
surface form: Mexican–American War (as U.S. Secretary of War)
partOf Albany Regency political organization
positionHeld Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court
Governor of New York
Comptroller of New York
surface form: New York State Comptroller

United States Secretary of State
Secretary of War
surface form: United States Secretary of War

United States Senator from New York
religion Baptists
surface form: Baptist
residence Albany
surface form: Albany, New York

Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
workedOn Ostend Manifesto context and related foreign policy issues

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Albany Rural Cemetery hasNotableInterment William L. Marcy
Mary Ellen Marcy father William L. Marcy
Mary Ellen Marcy notableFamilyMember William L. Marcy
Mary Ellen Marcy relative William L. Marcy
Albany Academy hasNotableAlumnus William L. Marcy
this entity surface form: William Learned Marcy
Albany Academy hasNotableAlumnus William L. Marcy
Mount Marcy namedAfter William L. Marcy