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Marshall, John

Born
1755
Birthplace
Virginia
Titles and Honors
Served in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
1780- Admitted to Bar
1782-1795- Member of the Virginia Executive Council
1782-1788- Member of the House of Burgesses
Federalist
1799-1800- Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
1800-1801- U.S. Secretary of State under John Adams
1801-1835- Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; decisions established fundamental doctrines of American Constitutional Law- Marbury v. Madison; McCullolh v. Maryland; Gibbon v. Ogden
Occupation
Veteran of Revolutionary War, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Secretary of State, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

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