Thomas F. Marshall

Thomas F. Marshall

Thomas Francis Marshall (born June 7, 1801 in Frankfort , Kentucky , †  September 22, 1864 in Versailles , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Marshall was a nephew of John Marshall (1755-1835), who was from 1799 to 1801 Congressman for Virginia and from 1801 to 1835 Supreme Justice . Marshall received a good elementary school education. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession in Versailles in 1828. In 1833 he moved to Louisville . At the same time he began a political career.

Between 1832 and 1839 Marshall was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives on several occasions . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party . In 1836 he ran for the first time, but unsuccessfully, for the Congress . In the congressional elections of 1840 he was then elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth electoral district of Kentucky , he succeeded Richard Hawes on March 4, 1841 . Since he was defeated by the Democrat John W. Tibbatts in the elections of 1842 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1843. This was overshadowed by the tension between his party and President John Tyler . A possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was also discussed.

During the Mexican-American War , Marshall served as captain of a volunteer unit. After the war he continued his legal work and his political career. In 1854 he was re-elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1856 he moved to Chicago for some time . He soon returned to Kentucky, where he practiced as a lawyer until his death in 1864.

Web links

• Thomas F. Marshall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas F. Marshall in the database of Find a Grave (English)