Marshall, John
soldier, lawyer, jurist, statesman, author, was born Sept. 24, 1755, in Germantown, Va. He was a member of the Virginia convention to ratify the constitution of the United States. He also entered the legislature of Virginia, where he was a leader. He was a representative in congress in 1799.
In 1801 he was confirmed as chief justice of the supreme court of the United States. He wrote a Life of George Washington, and a History of the American Colonies. He died July 6, 1835, in Philadelphia.