John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice
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John Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia on September 4, 1755.
He was the first son of Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. His role in
American history is undoubtedly a very important one. As a boy, Marshall was
educated by his father. He learned to read and write, along with s ....
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.... they sent him to Richmond in 1782 as a member of the Virginia House of
Delegates." He became a prominent lawyer and was on his way to a successful
future.
Mr. Marshall worked under the administration of John Adams starting in
1798. He was offered the position of attorney general under George Washington's
administration, but declined because he wanted to stay with his family and
practice law in his home town of Richmond, Virginia. He was one of three
delegates sent to France by ....
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