William L. Marcy

William Learned Marcy was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of War and U.S. Secretary of State. In the latter office, he negotiated the Gadsden Purchase, the last major acquisition of land in the contiguous United States.

12 December 1786

Born on the same birth day (12 December): Colin Todd • Craig Field • Georgios Theodoridis • Grover Washington Jr. • Louise Thuliez • Martin Ferguson (politician) • Martina Hellmann • Pedro Ríos • Russell Batiste Jr. • Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood • T. J. Ward • Ted Kennedy (ice hockey) • Tyron Smith • Wilson Kipketer

Born in the same month (December 1786): Pietro Raimondi