"The work of John Marshall has been of supreme importance in the development of the American Nation, and its influence grows as time passes. Less is know of Marshall, however, than of any of the great Americans. Indeed, so little has been written of his personal life, and such exalted, if vague, encomium has been paid him, that, even to the legal profession, he has become a kind of mythical being, endowed with Virtues and wisdom not of this earth."1 John Marshall became on of the most influential leaders of his time. He was fourth chief justice of the United States and Congressman from his native state of Virginia.
John Marshall was born in Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia on September 24, 1755. Both parents, while not formally educated, were considered adequately educated for the times and could read and write. "They held a significant social, religious, and political status in the newly formed Fauquier County area."2 A Scotch minister who came to live with them in 1767 provided Marshall's first bit of formal education; then in 1772 he received his second time of formal education at the academy of Reverend Archibald Campbell. Because they had long before decided that John Marshall was going to be a lawyer, when Blackstone's "commentaries" was published in America, John Marshall's father bought a copy for him to read and study because they had long before decided that John Marshall was going to be a lawyer. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary war, Marshall joined a company of state militia that became part of the Eleventh Regiment of Virginia Troops and was chosen Lieutenant and the captain.
John Marshall studied law at the College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Va. He engaged in the practice of law in Fauquier County. When Marshall came to visit Thomas Marshall, his father, he knew Mary Ambler who he married on January 3, 1783. John Marshall was an indifferent dresser, often wearing mismatched clothing and an old slouch hat, and rather rustic in bearing.
John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755. He was the first of fifteen children. Marshall was born into a wealthy family of Virginia and later Kentucky. Marshall was a well-educated man; he learned formal instruction from tutors and informal instruction from his parents. John Marshall learned po...
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As a desperate act, then Prseident John Adams and the expiring federal Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801. The act created 16 new federal judgeships and offices to be held by members of the Federalist Party most natably the appointment of John Marshall as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. ... Possibly the most significant court case and decision during the period of John Marshall is the case of 1803 Marbury v. ... Woodward in 1819 drew a decision from John Marshall that would forever change the face of the American economy. ... John Marshall and the Supreme Court decision on the ca...
The father of constitutional law, chief justice John Marshall played a pivotal role in the construction of democracy in the United States. ... John was to become the oldest son of 15 children. ... On January 3rd, 1783, John Marshall married Mary Ambler. ... John Marshall dies in Philadelphia in 1835. ... It is through the great mind of john Marshall that the laws that govern our land through the Constitution have withheld the test of time. ...
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In this century only Earl Warren approaches Marshall. ... Thurgood Marshall many life accomplishments were instill upon him through his parents Norma Arica Marshall and William Canfield Marshall. ... Thurgood and Cecilia had two sons: Thomas Jr. and John. Thurgood's biggest milestone came in 1961 when President John F. ... Thurgood was the second son of William Canfield Marshall, and Norman Arica Marshall. ...
John Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia on September 4, 1755. ... As a boy, Marshall was educated by his father. ... As a young college student, John Marshall was particularly impressed by the lectures of professor George Wythe. ... Marshall worked under the administration of John Adams starting in 1798. ... He was one of three delegates sent to France by John Adams in 1798. ...
Thurgood Marshall THURGOOD MARSHALL During the 20th century I have read many books, newspaper articles and seen news broadcasts on two of the most famous Afro American Pioneers: Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall. ... Thurgood Marshall many life accomplishments were instill upon him through his parents Norma Arica Marshall and William Canfield Marshall. ... Thurgood and Cecilia had two sons: Thomas Jr. and John. Thurgood's biggest milestone came in 1961 when President John F. ... Thurgood was the second son of William Canfield Marshall, and Norman Arica Marshall. ...
