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Within eight years of the death of George Washington in 1799, John Marshall, who later became Chief Justice of the United States, published his authoritative five-volume biography. Justice Marshall's biographer, Albert J. Beveridge, describes The Life of George Washington as "the fullest and most trustworthy treatment of that period from the conservative point of view."
Royal Naval Biography; Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-officers, Superannuated Rear-admirals, Retired-captains, Post-captains, and Commanders, Whose Names Appeared on the Admiralty List of Sea Officers at the Commencement of the Present Year Or who Have Since Been Promoted;: Illustrated by a Series of Historical and Explanatory Notes, which Will be Found to Contain an Account of ...
9 de nov. de 2009 · John Marshall was the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1801-35). In Marbury v. Madison (1803) and other landmark cases, Marshall asserted the Supreme Court’s authority to ...
13 de nov. de 2018 · John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court. The life of John Marshall, Founding Father and America's premier chief justice. In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the United States. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Who Was John Marshall? In 1780, John Marshall started his own law practice, defending clients against pre-war British creditors. From 1782 to 1795, he held various political offices, including the ...
20 de feb. de 2024 · John Marshall’s life (1755-1835) has been the subject of many authors over the nearly 190 years since his death. Albert Beveridge, Charles Hobson, and Leonard Baker immediately come to mind. There are others, of course; and there are those works which look at the life of Marshall’s wife, Mary (Polly). Their home of nearly fifty years in ...
Definer of a Nation. By Jean Edward Smith. Illustrated. 736 pp. New York: Henry Holt & Company. $35. Text: Between 1801 and 1835, while five Presidents came and went, Chief Justice John Marshall came and stayed. ''He hit the Constitution much as the Lord hit the chaos,'' wrote one observer, ''at a time when everything needed creating.''.
