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John Marshall
Life Story: 1755-1835
The soldier, attorney, and American statesman who became the longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Background
John Marshall was born near Germantown, Virginia on September 24, 1755.
His father, Thomas Marshall, was a land-owner and farmer who served in the local government. The Marshall farm, Oak Hill, had twenty-two enslaved people. Mary Randolph Marshall, John’s mother, was the daughter of a minister and relative of the Randolph Family which linked John to future president, Thomas Jefferson.
John was one of 14 children.
Was john marshall a federalistHis childhood on the rural Virginia frontier was challenging and his family often struggled financially. As a boy, John went to school for one year at the Westmoreland Country Academy with future president James Monroe.
When the Revolutionary War began, John left home to serve in the Virginia Continental Regiment, eventually achieving the rank of captain.
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