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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, Governor of New York...
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    Bedford–Stuyvesant and is bordered by Flushing, Marcy, Nostrand and Myrtle avenues. The complex was named after William L. Marcy (1786–1857), a lawyer, soldier, and...
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    Mount Marcy was provided by Ebenezer Emmons following his ascent of the mountain in August 1837. The mountain is named after William L. Marcy, the 19th-century...
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    Nast cartoon with a picture of Tweed supplemented with a quote from William L. Marcy, the former governor of New York. Arthur Train featured Tweed in his...
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    Marcy is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Governor William L. Marcy...
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    from the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828...
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  • 1854, also known as the Elgin-Marcy Treaty (after its key negotiators, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and William L. Marcy), was a treaty between the United...
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    Michigan James Buchanan, former U.S. secretary of state from Pennsylvania William L. Marcy, former U.S. secretary of war from New York Stephen Douglas, U.S. senator...
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    Wonsley. The neighborhood is named after Marcy Park and Holmes Park (themselves named in honor of William L. Marcy and Oliver Wendell Holmes[1]) which are...
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    following a special election in November 1830. In January 1829, incumbent William L. Marcy resigned as New York State Comptroller in order to accept a judgeship...
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  • Eunice Marcy Pat Marcy (1913–1993), American mobster and politician Randolph B. Marcy (1812–1887), U.S. Army officer and explorer William L. Marcy (1786–1857)...
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    unsure of how to proceed. At the suggestion of Secretary of State William L. Marcy, American ministers in Europe—Pierre Soulé for Spain, James Buchanan...
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    in Utica to determine a gubernatorial candidate. Democratic Governor William Marcy was heavily favored to be re-elected, and few prominent Whigs were anxious...
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    Retrieved November 13, 2021. "Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Learned Marcy (1786–1857)". Office of the Historian. Archived from the original...
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    Governor William L. Marcy, Seymour won election to the New York State Assembly. He was elected that body's speaker in 1845 and aligned with Marcy's "Softshell...
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    Daniel Webster, Lewis Cass, John C. Calhoun, John M. Clayton, William L. Marcy, William Seward, Edward Everett, Jeremiah S. Black, James Blaine, Elihu...
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  • from the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of the Jackson Democrats in the election...
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  • William Learned Marcy Pendleton (February 19, 1865 – 1947) was a French-born painter, classified as a member of the American School[clarification needed]...
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  • Illinois, candidate of the expansionists and the railroad interests; and William L. Marcy of New York, whose strength was centered in his home state. Cass led...
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  • Mourning Bride by William Congreve: "Music hath charms..." Bobby quotes (slightly misquotes) the words of Senator William L. Marcy: "To the victor belong...
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  • included John King (son of Federalist Rufus King), and William L. Marcy of Troy. Van Buren and Marcy would later be influential members of the Democratic...
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  • Frank Licht (A.B. 1938) – 67th Governor of Rhode Island (1969–1973) William L. Marcy (A.B. 1808) – Justice of New York State Supreme Court (1829); 11th...
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    presidential nomination, alongside Lewis Cass, Stephen Douglas, and William L. Marcy; however, the Pennsylvania convention did not vote unanimously in his...
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    Albany for a year, he went to New York, where he executed likenesses of William L. Marcy and John Quincy Adams. In 1836, he was elected a National Academician...
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    William Wilkins (December 20, 1779 – June 23, 1865) was an American judge and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Jacksonian member of the United...
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    Washington for more than two months, staying with former Secretary of State William L. Marcy. Buchanan altered course from the Pierce administration, replacing...
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    Governor of New York. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Governor William L. Marcy. They nominated incumbent John Tracy for Lieutenant Governor. The Whig...
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  • 1855 Franklin Pierce William L. Marcy 2 William Hunter Rhode Island May 9, 1855 – October 31, 1855 Franklin Pierce William L. Marcy 3 John Addison Thomas...
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  • slavery issue. Among the leaders of the Hunkers were Horatio Seymour, William L. Marcy, Samuel Beardsley, Edwin Croswell, and Daniel S. Dickinson. Following...
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    presided at Anti-Rent leader trials Ambrose L. Jordan, defense counsel at trials of Anti-Rent leaders. William Marcy, participated in posse to end Anti-Renter...
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